## **CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
**REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31.05.2025**
**Charity Number 1202800**
**CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31.05.2025
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees annual report|1 to 5|
|Independent examiners report|6|
|Statement of Receipts and Payments|7|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|8|
|Notes to the financial statements|9 to 14|
## **Crawcrook United Football and Futsal Club**
## **Annual Charity Report 2024/25**
## **Chairperson’s Introduction**
It is with great pride that I present Crawcrook United Football and Futsal Club’s Annual Report for 2024/25. This year was our second as a charity and was marked by key achievements as we continue to promote youth participation in football and futsal. Our efforts remain rooted in our charitable purpose: to enhance the health, fitness, and well-being of the Crawcrook, Ryton, and surrounding communities by providing accessible opportunities to engage in football and futsal.
We are continually grateful to our members, volunteers, and supporters who have worked tirelessly to make this year a success. We are also grateful to the local communities we serve.
We would also like to thank our sponsors – their involvement helps us to purchase playing and training kits for youth players in many of our teams, as well as training equipment, something which is vital in allowing us to keep our membership fees affordable.
## **Club overview**
Crawcrook United Football and Futsal Club, is a grassroots football club that was formed in June 2018. The Club started with two under 7 football teams and has now grown to have teams from under 7 to under 15, as well as a U6 Mini Miners group, and two futsal teams. We are continuing to grow because we offer a great environment and children love playing for us. Our values focus on development and enjoyment while providing high quality coaching.
## **Our Charitable Purpose**
THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN RECREATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE (PRIMARILY BUT NOT LIMITED TO) LIVING WITHIN CRAWCROOK, RYTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE PLAYING OF FOOTBALL, OTHER SPORTS, AND ACTIVITIES CAPABLE OF IMPROVING HEALTH, FITNESS AND WELLBEING.
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Our mission is to promote community participation in recreation, physical activity, and sport, benefiting Crawcrook, Ryton, and the surrounding areas. We currently achieve this by providing access to grass football pitches and programs for playing football and futsal - activities that improve health, fitness, and well-being.
## **Structure and governance and management**
The Trustees of the Club, all appointed in March 2023 as the Club became a charity, are:
- Anthony Dowson (Chair)
- David Jones (Welfare Officer)
- Jamie Blake (Treasurer)
- Jamie Stidwell (Secretary)
Charity name: Crawcrook United Football and Futsal Club Charity number: 1202800
Management: The Trustees are also members of the Club Committee, with roles listed above. We have three new members of the Committee this year who are not Trustees:
- Simon Deacon (Assistant Secretary)
- Carly Hutchinson (Marketing and Communication)
- Iain Macphail (Projects)
The Committee meets monthly, with a yearly Annual General Meeting. As well as our Charitable Purpose, we also uphold the following club values:
- Teamwork
- Inspire
- Respect
- ● Enjoyment
Each team coach is responsible for ensuring that they, and our players, align with our club values. We hold regular meetings between the coaches and committee to ensure the Club is meeting our values as well as charitable objectives.
Membership: Our members are parents, guardians and carers of the youth players. They pay membership fees which can be paid yearly or monthly, and we can offer reduced membership fees where appropriate on a case-by-case basis.
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## **Key Highlights of 2024/25**
## **1. Expanding Participation**
- **Mini Miners:** We continued to offer our under 6 training programme, “Mini Miners” which provides a pathway for young children to start their football journey with us.
- **Futsal** : Our futsal program continued with two teams at under 13.
## **2. Improving Facilities**
- **Barmoor Field** : We continued to maintain our playing fields, ensuring safer and more enjoyable conditions for players. Due to maintenance work undertaken in 2023/24, we were able to ensure less games were cancelled over the winter due to waterlogging.
## **3. Community Outreach Programs**
- **School Engagement** : We delivered football sessions at a local school, engaging children in regular physical activity.
## **4. Volunteer Development**
- We trained new volunteer coaches through FA learning programs, bringing fresh energy and skills to our Club.
## **5. Fundraising**
- Football Foundation – we received £2880 from the Football Foundation for the purchase of new goals.
- Sponsored walks – two of our teams held sponsored walks to raise money for new kits.
- Bag packs – one of our teams held a bag pack at a local supermarket to raise money for new kits.
## **Achievements Aligned with Our Charitable Purpose**
## **Youth Development**
- **Youth Leagues** : Supported teams from under 7 to under 15 competing in regional leagues, providing structured opportunities for teamwork and skill development.
- **Leadership Opportunities** : Encouraged young people to become assistant coaches, and referees - empowering them to develop their leadership skills.
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## **Presentation day**
We held a full club presentation day at Ryton Cricket Club in June 2024; all players were presented with trophies to recognise their participation in the 2024/25 season. Once again, we awarded the Crawcrook United Shield, awarded to the player who we felt best represented our values.
New for this season was the addition of a Volunteer of the Year Award, given to the volunteer who we felt went best demonstrated their commitment to the Club above and beyond coaching responsibilities.
## **Christmas Party**
We held our first Club Christmas Party in December 2024. This featured party games and prizes for the youth players as well as a raffle for adults. It was great to see the whole Club coming together before Christmas.
## **Financial Overview**
The results for the financial period 1st June 2024 to 31 May 2025 and the charity’s financial position at the end of the period are shown in the attached financial statements.
During the period the Charity had income of £48,772 and expenditure of £48,666. There was an operating surplus of £106.
At 31 May 2024 the Charity had net assets of £9,401.
## **Financial Sustainability**
Thanks to careful financial management, we have maintained a balanced budget while achieving our goals. Plans are underway to diversify our funding sources to ensure future growth.
## **Reserves Policy**
The Charity has minimal financial liabilities that would require to be settled in the event that it was it to cease operating. Hence currently we only hold minimal reserves. The policy is reviewed annually by the Trustees, and as the Club grows, we expect to increase our levels of reserves in coming years.
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## **Looking Ahead**
As we plan for 2025/26, our focus will be on:
1. Expanding access to football and futsal through memberships and additional development programs.
2. Enhancing our pitches, and facility, further as we need to provide home pitches for an increasing number of teams.
3. Growing our volunteer base to support increasing participation.
4. Building stronger partnerships with local schools, businesses, and community organisations such as Barmoor Hub.
5. Work closely with Gateshead Council to progress to a Community Asset Transfer of Barmoor pitches from the Council to the Club.
6. Expand Committee membership.
## **Acknowledgments**
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our members, volunteers, donors, and community partners for their support. Together, we are creating a healthier, more connected community through the power of sport.
## **Statement of Trustee Responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Charity SORP requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of incoming resources and application of resources, including the receipts and payments of the charity for that year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
- state whether applicable accounting standards 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 charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees on 31.03.2026 and signed on their behalf by:
A Dowson Chair A Dawson
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## **CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES**
For the year ended 31.05.2025
I report on the financial statements of Crawcrook United Football and Futsal Club for the year ended 31.05.2025, which are set out on pages 7 to 14.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2022 ("the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
- h examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- h to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and
- h to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- h the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- h the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- h 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 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.
Doug Maltman FMAAT D G Maltman Fellow Member of the Association of Accountancy Technicians Connected Voice Business Services One Strawberry Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BX Date: 31.03.2026
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## **CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT**
For the year ended 31.05.2025
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
For the
period
21.04.2023
to
Funds Funds 2025 31.05.2024
£ £ £ £
Receipts from:
Donations and legacies 5 41,273 - 41,273 41,273
Charitable activities
Grants and contracts 6 - 2,880 2,880 5,000
Other trading activities 7 4,619 - 4,619 4,619
Total receipts 45,892 2,880 48,772 50,892
Payments on:
Charitable activities
Operation of the charity 8 40,876 7,790 48,666 35,466
Total payments 40,876 7,790 48,666 35,466
Reconciliation of funds
Net of receipts/payments 5,016 ( 4,910 ) 106 15,426
Exceptional item 0 - - - 4,442
Cash funds brought forward 4,385 4,910 9,295 -
Cash carried forward 9,401 - 9,401 19,868
Notes
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The Receipts and Payments Statement includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All receipts and payments derive from continuing activities
The notes on pages 9 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Charity Number 1202800
## **CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
As at 31.05.2025
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
For the
period
21.04.2023
to
Funds Funds 2025 31.05.2024
£ £ £ £
Cash funds
Cash at bank and in hand 15 9,401 - 9,401 9295
Liabilities: amounts falling due within
one year 16 280 252
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted income funds 9,401 4,385
Restricted income funds - 4,910
Total funds 9,401 9,295
The notes on pages 9 to 14 form an integral part of these accounts.
These financial statements were approved by the Board on: 31.03.2026
and are signed on its behalf by: J Blake
J Blake
Treasurer
Notes
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## **CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31.05.2025
## 1 **Accounting Policies**
The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:
## 2 **Basis of accounting**
## 2.1 **Basis of preparation**
The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis. An audit is not required by the charity's constitution and has not been requested by the trustees.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with 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.
Crawcrook United Football and Futsal Club meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
## 2.2 **Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis**
The charity reported total unrestricted funds at the year end of £9,401 and has already secured a significant amount of funding for the current year. The trustees are of the view that the immediate future of the charity for the next 12 to 18 months is secure and that on this basis the charity is a going concern.
## 3 **Receipts**
## 3.1 **Recognition of receipts**
Receipts are recognised when the charity has received the resources, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of receipt have been met.
## 3.2 **Offsetting**
There has been no offsetting of receipts and payments, unless required or permitted by SORP.
## 3.3 **Grants and donations**
Receipts from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has received the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met.
## 3.4 **Volunteer help**
The value of volunteer help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report.
## 3.5 **Income from membership subscriptions**
Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in donations and legacies.
Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other benefits are recognised as a receipt earned from the provision of goods and services as a receipt from charitable activities.
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## **CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31.05.2025
## 3.6 **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity's work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.
## 4 **Expenditure and liabilities**
## 4.1 **Liability recognition**
Liabilities are recognised when it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## 4.2 **Charitable activities**
Payments on charitable activities includes the costs of work and other activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs.
## 4.3 **Governance and support costs**
Support costs have been allocated between governance cost and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice.
Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## 4.4 **Irrecoverable VAT**
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the payment was incurred.
## 4.5 **Liabilities**
The charity has liabilities which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts.
## 4.6 **Provisions for liabilities**
A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date.
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## **CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31.05.2025
## **Analysis of receipts**
|5
6
7|**Donations and legacies**
**Charitable activities**
Receipts from grants
**Other trading activities**
Fundraising events
Kit sponsorship
Monthly fees
Other receipts
The Football Foundation
Ringtons Community Fund|Unrestricted
Funds
£
5,019
36,254
-
41,273
-
-
-
4,619
4,619|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
2,880
2,880
-
-|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
**5,019**
**36,254**
**-**
**41,273**
**-**
**2,880**
**2,880**
**4,619**
**4,619**|**Total**
**For the**
**period**
**21.04.2023**
**to**
**31.05.2024**
**£**
**2,954**
**26,262**
**837**
**30,053**
**5,000**
**-**
**5,000**
**5,266**
**5,266**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Receipts were £48,772 (2024: £40,319) of which £45,892 (2024: £35,319) was unrestricted or designated and £2,880 (2024: £5,000) was restricted.
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## **CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31.05.2025
## **Analysis of payments on charitable activities**
|8|**_Charitable activities_**
Direct costs
Support costs
Venue hire
Kit and equipment
League and playing fees
Maintenance
Other payments
Club events
Coach development
Coaching|Unrestricted
Funds
£
9,745
12,768
6,717
44
800
995
9,448
359
40,876|Restricted
Funds
£
228
4,917
455
1,744
-
446
-
-
7,790|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
**9,973**
**17,685**
**7,172**
**1,788**
**800**
**1,441**
**9,448**
**359**
**48,666**|**Total**
**For the**
**period**
**21.04.2023**
**to**
**31.05.2024**
**£**
**11,789**
**6,093**
**4,777**
**780**
**1,033**
**435**
**10,406**
**153**
**35,466**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Payments on charitable activities were £48,666 (2024: £35,466) of which £40,876 (2024: £35,376) was unrestricted or designated and £7,790 (2024: £90) was restricted.
|10 **_Exceptional item_**
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Funds held prior to Charity Commission
registration on 21 April 2023
**Fees for examination of the accounts**
Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the|Unrestricted
Funds
£
-
-
accounts|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**2025**
**£**
**280**
**280**|**Total**
**For the**
**period**
**21.04.2023**
**to**
**31.05.2024**
**£**
**4,442**
**4,442**
**For the**
**period**
**21.04.2023**
**to**
**31.05.2024**
**£**
**252**
**252**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
There were no other fees paid to the examiner (For the period 2
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**CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31.05.2025
## 12 **Staff numbers**
The Charity currently has no paid staff.
## 13 **Transactions with trustees**
None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity.
## **Trustees' expenses**
No trustee expenses have been incurred in the year.
## **Transaction(s) with related parties**
There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period.
## 14 **Corporation Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objectives.
## 15 **Cash at bank and in hand**
|Cash at bank
Independent examiners of the accounts
**Liabilities (payable within 1 year)**|**2025**
**£**
**9,401**
**9,401**
**2025**
**£**
**280**
**280**|**For the**
**period**
**21.04.2023**
**to**
**31.05.2024**
**£**
**9,295**
**9,295**
**For the**
**period**
**21.04.2023**
**to**
**31.05.2024**
**£**
**252**
**252**|
|---|---|---|
## 16 **Liabilities (payable within 1 year)**
## 17 **Events after the end of the reporting period**
No events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts) have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the accounts are authorised which relate to conditions that arose after the end of the reporting period.
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**CRAWCROOK UNITED FOOTBALL AND FUTSAL CLUB**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31.05.2025
## 18 **Analysis of charitable funds**
## **Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General unrestricted fund
**_Totals_**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
£
4,385
4,385|**Incoming**
**resources**
£
45,892
45,892|**Resources**
**expended**
£
( 40,876 )
( 40,876 )|**Transfers**
£
-
-|**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**9,401**
**9,401**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Purpose of unrestricted funds**
General unrestricted fund The 'free reserves' of the charity
## **Analysis of movement in restricted funds**
|**Restricted funds**
Ringtons Community Fund
The Football Foundation
**_Totals_**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
£
4,910
-
4,910|**Incoming**
**resources**
£
-
2,880
2,880|**Resources**
**expended**
£
( 7,790 )
-
( 7,790 )|**Transfers**
£
2,880
( 2,880 )
-|**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Purpose of restricted funds**
Restricted funds represent income resources used for a specific purpose within the charity as identified by the donor.
Ringtons Community Fund Coaching The Football Foundation New set of goals.
## 19 **Capital commitments**
As at 31.05.2025, the charity had no capital commitments.
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