
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 31.10.23     Period start date   To 29.10.24 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Soccability** 

## **Charity registration number: 1202103** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To provide or assist in the provision of<br>facilities in the interests of social<br>welfare for<br>participation in the sport of football<br>for individuals who have need of such<br>facilities<br>by reason of their physical or mental<br>disability or ill health with the object<br>of<br>Improvingtheirconditions of life.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The trustees have arranged and obtained<br>funds through grants and donations<br>throughout the period. This is to raise funds<br>for kit and equipment for use by the team.<br>The trustees have all carried out their<br>duties and complied The trustees have<br>continued to encourage and help ne<br>players to engage in football training<br>sessions. The trustees have arranged<br>social events and team vents for the benefit<br>of our players|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have abided by the guidance<br>as set out by the charity commission, and<br>have had regard to the Charity<br>Commission’s guidance on public benefit.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||<br>SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**n/a**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**n/a**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**n/a**|





Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The Soccability programme has managed<br>to expand and provide free football<br>sessions. This has been reached into the<br>town and surrounding areas. The works<br>that the charity does has managed to see<br>players excel and flourish, The all<br>inclusivity of the club, allow payers find the<br>benefits of outdoor activities. This also<br>enhances the social interaction and<br>broader needs for our players. The trustees<br>aim and objective is to expand and<br>assisting providing a safe and calming<br>environment for all that attend. Soccability<br>has seen a natural increase in players,<br>which is a credit to the success of the<br>committee, coaches and trustees|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The charity has available funds to buy new<br>kits and equipment’s for the use of the<br>players|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees have held reserves to be able<br>to purchase new kit for each individual<br>player. Kit orders are obtained in bulk and<br>will see the funds deplete significantly|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1000 is retained at all times, should the<br>need for additional of specialist training<br>equipment be required|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|The charity is determined and strong. Our<br>goal is to grow ad assist more players with<br>disabilities|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>**n/a**|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**n/a**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**n/a**|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated organisation**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Foundation model**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|The trustees will agree, and will approach then<br>approach potentail trustees, in regards to the<br>appointment of any new charity trustees, This<br>is then considered by the trustees for the<br>electon to post.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51|<br>**n/a**|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**n/a**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**n/a**|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|SOCCABILITY|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1202103|
|Charity’s principal address|WITHAM TWN FOOTBALL CLUB, SPA ROAD, WITHAM,<br>ESSEX, CM8 1UN|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|**Trustee name**<br>1 Rob Widdowson<br>2 Chris Elliott<br>3 Martyn Waplington|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person**<br>**(or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint**<br>**trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||2023 – present||
|||2023 – present||
|||2023 – present||



## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name NIL** 

## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|**NIL**|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets NIL held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the NIL charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for NIL safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** R F Widdowson **Full name(s)** Robert Widdowson 

**Position (eg Secretary,** CHAIRMAN/TREASURER **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

23.03.25 



**Charity Name No (if any) Soccability 1202103** 


## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

## **CC16a** 

**For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 31.09.23 01.10.24 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
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|**A1 Receipts**<br>Donation<br>**482**<br>Donation<br>**300**<br>Donation<br>**350**<br>Donation<br>**1,000**<br>Donation<br>**50 ##**<br>Donation<br>**-**<br>Donation<br>**63**<br>Donation<br>**-**<br>Donation<br>**2,500**<br>Donation<br>**7**<br>Donation<br>**873**<br>Donation<br>**5**<br>Donation<br>**20**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,650**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                               -**<br>**Total receipts                    5,650**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**Sub total**(Gross income for AR)<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>  **-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**482**<br>**300**<br>**350**<br>**1,000**<br>**50**<br>**-**<br>**63**<br>**-**<br>**2,500**<br>**7**<br>**873**<br>**5**<br>**20**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,650**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,650**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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## **A3 Payments** 

|**A3 Payments**|||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**346**||**-**|||**-**|||**346**||**-**||
||**1,952**||**-**|||**-**|||**1,952**||**-**||
||**667**||**-**|||**-**|||**667**||**-**||
||**48**||**-**|||**-**|||**48**||**-**||
||**115**||**-**|||**-**|||**115**||**-**||
||**717**||**-**|||**-**|||**717**||**-**||
||**80**||**-**|||**-**|||**80**||**-**||
||**296**||**-**|||**-**|||**296**||**-**||
||**-**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||
|**Sub total                        4,221**|||**-**|||**-**|||**4,221**||**-**||
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|**A4 Asset and investment**|||||||||||||
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|**Sub total                                -**||||**-**|||**-**||**-**|||**-**|





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||**Total payments                    4,221**|||**-**|||**-**||**4,221**|||**-**|
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||**Net of receipts/(payments)                    1,429**||**-**|||**-**|||**1,429**||**-**||
|**A5**|**Transfers between funds**<br>**-**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||
|**A6**|**Cash funds last year end**<br>**-**||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||
||**Cash funds this year end                    1,429**||**-**|||**-**|||**1,429**||**-**||





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>account balance<br>**Details**<br>nil<br>**Details**<br>nil<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>_R WDDOWSON_<br>**Total cash funds**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**3,307**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**3,307**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Robert Widdowson<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
||_R WDDOWSON_|Robert Widdowson|23.3.25|
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