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2025-03-31-accounts

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Policy ongrantmaking Not applicable
Policy onsocialinvestment Not applicable
includingprogramrelated
investment
Contributionmadeby Weareextremelygratefulto alltrustees,committee members,
volunteers volunteer coaches, volunteer sessional support workersand
match-day volunteerswhohave givenup somuchoftheir
spare time to ensure the grassroots community-based football
club,juniorsection and charity continues togrow,developand
remain sustainable forfuture.
Other Not applicable

Summaryofthemain The football club anditscharity continue to grow and develop.
achievementsofthecharity,
identifyingthedifference the Overthelastyear,the charity has seenanincreaseinthe
charity'sworkhas made to number of disadvantaged children, youngpeopleandadults
thecircumstancesofits participatinginweekly footballtraining,coaching and physical
beneficiaries and anywider exercise activities and sessions.
benefitstosociety asa
whole. The charity obtained direct grant funding of 124,469 during the
financial year from local,regional,andnational organisations
and charities to support the work we do within the community
Charity fundraising events include match-dayraffles, football
cards, monthly draws, Easter and Christmas raffles, sky diving
fundraiser, socialfund-raisingevents,presentationevents
and through provision of food and refreshment hospitalityon
match-daysetc.
Thecharities incomeandexpenditurereinforceits
commitmentinprovidingitscommunity with improved facilities
andresources; increasing community engagementthrough
football trainingandcoachingprovision;andtosupport
disadvantagedschool aged childrenandyoung peopleto
enablethem toreachtheirpotential.
Thecharityfirmlybelievesitprovidesschool agedchildren
and young people withasense of community, something they
wanttobelongto, toaspire,toachieve,tobepartofa team,

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Achievementsagainst Within theCharities10YearDevelopmentPlan:
objectivesset Priority3: Topromotethecommunityfootballclubwithin
Hordento engage children, youngpeople,girls,boys,adults,
ladies, andmentoparticipate in physical sport andactivities
in particular football.
a.Creationanddevelopmentof aJunior Academyandits
infrastructure-Junior Academy officially opened on5July
2022
b.lntroducedLadies footballwithinourcommunityin
September2022.Agirl'ssectionwascreatedin
September2024 withintheJunior Academyset-up,
creating a pathwayforschool agedgirlstodevelop.
c.The Junior Academy membership andparticipationrates
increasedto111school aged children withafurther15-20
mini-dribblersparticipatingonanad-hocbasis.
d.ThenumberofvolunteerFALevel1coachesand
volunteer sessional supporlworkersincreased to over31.
e.ThenumberofJunior Academy teamsincreasedto9
teamsby end oflMarch 2025.
Performanceoffundraising Overthelastfinancialyearthecommunityfootballclub
activities against objectives [charity]received L24,469throughdirect grantfunding
set awards.
Through fund-raising initiativesandcharitable activitiesthe
charity raised a furthert53,389tosupport its work withinits
community.
Severallocalbusinesseshaveprovidedfundingand
sponsorshipforthemen's, women's, and JuniorAcademy
teams forthepurchaseof footballstrips,andweatherproof
trainingtopsandjackets
Thegrantfunding andinternalfund-raisinginitiatives enabled
thecharitytopurchase a whole range of football andsports
equipmenttosupporttheactivities ofthecharity.
Thecharityintroduced additionalfootball trainingand
coaching sessions for the disadvantaged school children. The
JuniorAcademyteamswereableto train for48 weeksbfthe
yearutilising outdoor grass trainingfields,in-doorssports
facilitiesand 3Gfootballpitches.
Throughgrantfundingthecharity hiredUEFAClicence
qualifiedcoachestodeliverbespoke coaching sessionsto
individualteamsandtheschoolagedchildrenthroughoutthe
year, andproviding mentoringtothevolunteerFALevel1
coaches and volunteer sessional support workers.
The cost-of-living,crisiscontinuestoprovideachallengeand
ishavinga massiveimpact onthecharitywithf16,217being
spentoncoreoperational runningcosts e.g. utilitycosts,
annua[groundrent, andvenuehire forthegrassfield,useof
in-door sportsfacilitiesandtheoutdoor 3G pitches
lnvestmentperformance Not applicable
against objectives
Other Not applicable
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Reviewofthecharity's Thecharity finishedthefinancialyearwithareasonable
financialposition attheend financial position andwithno significant liabilities.Thecash
oftheperiod flow for this year indicatesanet inflow ofL2,225.Withcash
atbank off6,035and cash in handoff1,659.
Thecost-of-livingcrisisishavinganimpactonexpenditure
with thecharitableactivity costs and overheadsincreasingto
t56,366.
Duringthese verychallengingtimes,thecharitykeptthe
JuniorAcademymonthly subscription feestof5per child per
rnonth, enablingdisadvantagedschoolagedchildrento
continue having accesstofootballtrainingandcoaching
sessions throughouttheyear.However,thecharity
recognisesthemonthly subscriptionfees willincrease during
thenextfinanci'alyeartoensurethecharityremains
sustainable for the future.
Statement explaining the Cash reserves shouldberaisedtoaminimumof€6,0001o
policyforholding reserves ensure the charityissustainableandto cover core operational
stating whythey areheld running costs anddayto-dayexpenditure.
Allplanned expenditure includingtheroll-outof1}-year
DevelopmentPlan andtheJunior AcademyDevelopment
PIanneedtotake intoconsiderationanycashreserves,
ensuring cash reserves donotfall below the 16,000 threshold.
Allnew projectinitiativestobeplannedwellin advance,and
not undertakenuntilfundsare secured andfirmlyin place.
Amount ofreservesheld L7,694
Reasonsforholding zero Not applicable
reserves
Details offundmateriallyin Not applicable
deficit
Explanation of any Not applicable
uncertainties about the
charity continuing asagoing
concern

fencing,membership subscriptionfees.lncomefromfood,
refreshments,qatereceipts and oeneral donations.
lnvestmentpolicy and Not applicable
objectives including any
socialinvestment policy
adopted
Adescriptionoftheprincipal Thecontinued impactofthecost-of-living crisis.
risks facingthecharity
Any significant increaseinthe core operationalrunning costs
e.g. annual ground rent, utility costs, training facility venue hire
costs etcwouldhaveasignificant impact of the workwedo
within our community. This may resultin adecreaseinservice
provision and reductioninaccesstofacilities andresources
forthedisadvantaged school aged children and youngpeople
withinour community.
Other Not applicable

Structure,Governance an d Management
Description of charity's
trusts.
Typeof governing document Foundation Constitution
Howisthecharity CharitablelncorporatedOrganisation(ClO)
constituted?
Trusteeselectionmethods 1. Apart from thefirstcharity trustees, every trustee mustbe
including detailsofany appointedforatermofthreeyearsbyaresolutionpassed
constitutionaI provisionse.g
electiontopost or name of
anypersonorbody entitled
toappoint one or more
2. at a properly convened meetingofthe charity trustees"
ln selectingindividualsfor appointment ascharity trustees,
thecharity trusteesmust haveregardtotheskills,
knowledgeandexperienceneededfortheeffective
trustees administrationoftheClO.
3. The charity trustees will make available to each new charity
trustee,onorbeforehrsorherfirstappointment:
a) a copyofthecurrent versionofthisconstitution;and
b) acopy ofthe CIO'slatestTrustees' Annual Reportand
statement of accounts.
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Policiesandprocedures Reviewofpolicy and procedurefor:
adopted fortheinduction o lnduction process-welcomepackforTrusteesand
and training of trustees Committee members
. Trainingprogrammeforallnewtrustees(developing&
supporting Trusteesi.e.skills&knowledgetoenhance
organisational/ charityimpact)
The charity'sorganisational The charity'sorganisational structure consists of a 2-tier
structure and anywider
network with which the
structure:
1)CIOTrustees (charitable decision making&delegation
charity works 2) whenenecessary)
Football Club Committee (informalorassociateInon-voting
membership) responsiblefor the dayto-dayrunningand
functionalityoftheclub andJunior Academyincluding
supporting TrusteeswithDevelopment Planning&strategy,
resource provision.financialmanagement etc
Relationship withany ThecharityworksinpartnershipwithHorden ParishCouncil
relatedparties andHorden Recreation GroundTrust[520826],andlocal,
regional, and national organisations to improve the facilitiesand
resources availabletothecharity, throughco-operation,
partnershipworkinginthepursuitofthefootballclubs'
charitable obiectives.
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ReferenceandAdminis trativedetails
Charity name Horden CommunityWelfareFootball Club
Othernamethe charityuses Horden CommunityWelfareFC and Junior Academy
Registered charity number 1202870
Charity'sprincipaladdress Eden Street,
Horden,
Peterlee,
CountyDurham
SR8 4LH
Trusteename Office (ifany) Datesactedifnotfor whole
vear
Nameof person(or body)entitled
to appoint trustee(ifany)
1 Chris Cain Chair
Malcolm Yorke Vice-chair,Welfare
2 & Safeguarding
Officer
3 Ryan Cuthbert Treasurerand
Secretary
4 lanStamp Head of theJunior
Academy
5 Liam Potts Assistant Welfare&
SafeguardingOfficer
ameoftrusteesholding title topropertybelonging tothecha rity
Trusteename
Horden Recreation Ground
Datesacted ifnotfor wholeyear
10 months peryear(from
nHorden Community
Trust[520826] thirdSaturdayinJuly to the
second SaturdayofMay
WelfareFootball Club
1120287qhavea10-year
annually) licence agreement, andare
tenantsofthegroundand
stadia facilities within
HordenWelfarePark

Funds heldascustodia n trustees
Description oftheassets Not applicable
heldinthiscapacity
Name and objectsofthe Not applicable
charity onwhosebehalf the
assets are held and how this
fall withinthecustodian
charity'sobjects


Signature(s)

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Q.P"a,fi.i,b
Fullname(s) Christopher Cain Ryan Cuthbert
Position(eg Secretary, Trustee and Chair Trustee andTreasurer
Chair,etc)
Date l"tilou**b.t2r'L5

HordenCommunityWelfareFootballGlub HordenCommunityWelfareFootballGlub 1242870
Receipts andpaymentsaccounts CG16a
Forthe period
from
01-Apr-24
To
31-Mar-25
Section A Receipts and pa yments yments yments

UnrestrictedRestricted
funds
funds
Endowment
funds
Totalfunds Last year
to thenearest€ to thenearestf tothe nearestE to thenearestf to thenearestf
A1
Donations andgrants 28,562 28,562 45,818
Fundraising activities 53,389 53,389 34,857
Membership subscriptions 9,{ 50 9,t 50 6,800
Club shop 809 809 3,989
Refundsirecharqe 3,833 3,833 2,739
rncome 95,743 95,743 95,203
A2Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
Total receipts
r---
--85745 95,743
T--
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A3
Annual ground rent and hiring training
facility 9,790 9,790 't2,'t76
Repairs and maintenance '1,364 1,364 814
Utilitycosts-Lighting, heating&water,
internet 6,427 6,427 5,501
Purchase of sports equipmentand
resources 't6,98'l 15,981 21,347
charitable activities costs 56,356 56,366 48,605
lnsurance, licence renewal & legal fees 180 180 552
Volunteer development costs(FA
coaching courses, safeguarding, firstaid
etc) I ,160 1,160 2,600
Goverance costs 650 650 420
Other 600 600 421
Subtotal 93,s18 93,s{8 93,536
A4Asset and investment purchases,
(seetable)
Subtotal
Total payments 93,518 93,518 93,518
Netofrec eipts/(p ayments) 2,225 2,225 1,667
A5 Transfers betweenfunds
A6 Cashfundslast year end 5,469 5,469 5,469
Cashfundsthis yearend 7,694 7,694 7,'t36

Details Fundto which
asset
Cost (optional) Currentvalue Currentvalue
83 Investmentassets
Details Fundto which
asset
Cost (optional) Currentvalue
84 Assetsretainedfor thecharity's Fixtures&fittings (e.9. kitchen Unrestricted 12,000 8,000
ownuse equipment&electric appliances)
Land & buildings (occupiedby Unrestricted
charity under licence agreement)
Other assets (e.9. mobile goalposts Unrestricted 40,000 30,000
& sports equipment)
Fundto which Amountdue When due
Details relates
85Liabilities
Signed by oneortwo trustees on behalf ofall
the trustees
Signature Print Name Dateof
Chris Cain I vet-{
Ryan Cuthbert

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