Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/24 Period start date To 31/08/25 Period end date
Charity name: Friends of Herts & Essex Sports Centre
Charity registration number: 1207076
Objectives and Activities
The Friends of Herts & Essex Charitable Objectives are:
The advancement of amateur sport in Bishop’s Stortford and the surrounding area for children and young people for the public benefit by providing grant funding and support to Herts & Essex Sports Centre and its stakeholders so that children and young people can access sports facilities, equipment and coaching in outdoor and indoor sports which promote health by involving physical or mental skill or exertion. In fulfilling our charitable objectives, the Friends of Herts & Essex’s main activity during the year was providing refreshments at sports events hosted by the sports centre. The Trustees take into account the commission’s public benefit guidance when making any relevant decision.
Achievements and Performance
During the twelve months covered by this report the Friends of Herts & Essex Sports Centre set up and started to raise its profile within the community. We have been able to give donations to support children and young people to access facilities to play sport as well as purchase equipment to play sport with.
Financial Review
Receipts in the year ended August 2025 were £79,811. Income is from individuals and community groups. Trustees continue to be humbled by the local community’s response to the need for our services. Expenditure was £79,254 which included grants made of £34,800 to support our local community and deliver the charity’s aims of providing facilities for all people to be active. Overall, the year to August 2025 saw net expenditure of just over £79,245 with reserves at 31 August 2025 standing at £557.00
Structure, Governance and Management
The Friends of Herts & Essex Sports Centre has been formed as a CIO under a constitution document and is governed by a board of trustees who hold formal meetings as required. Trustees (“officers”) are members of the Sports Centre Community, who are appointed by membership annually at the AGM. The trustees have appointed a Chair. New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees under the terms of the constitution and are appointed on the basis of their background, interests, experience and expertise, as well as their commitment to the Sports Centre, its values and charitable objectives. New trustees receive an informal induction including meeting with the Chair and other Trustees. Trustees attend meetings and may work in sub-groups set up to consider specific areas of policy/strategy. As we are a small charity with limited resources. Trustees also assist directly by contributing to a number of operational and promotional activities in line with their skills and experience.
Trustees acting during the year and at the date of approval of this report:
Pippa Bull Tim Hammonds Robert Fielden
The organisation is managed by a committee made up of no more than 5 people.
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Pippa Bull Chair
Date 25.06.26
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||
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Section A Receipts and payments
| Section A Receipts and p | ayments | ayments | ) | |||||
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| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year (19.02.24- 31.08.24 |
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| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Sales | 79,811.00 £ |
£ - | £ - | £ 79,811.00 | £ 41,801.00 | |||
| Other income | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ 1,151.00 | |||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | £ 79,811.00 | £ - | £ - | £ 79,811.00 | £ 42,952.00 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | |||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| Sub total | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | |||
| **Total receipts ** | £ 79,811.00 | £ - | £ - | £ 79,811.00 | £ 42,952.00 | |||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| Cost of sales | 35,088.00 £ |
£ - | £ - | £ 35,088.00 | £ - | |||
| Equipment | £ 5,000.00 | £ - | £ - | £ 5,000.00 | £ - | |||
| Othergeneral costs | £ 4,366.00 | £ - | £ - | £ 4,366.00 | £ - | |||
| grants made | £ 34,800.00 | £ - | £ - | £ 34,800.00 | £ - | |||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | ||||
| **Sub total ** | £ 79,254.00 | £ - | £ - | £ 79,254.00 | £ - | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | |||||
| £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | |||
| **Totalpayments ** | £ 79,254.00 | £ - | £ - | £ 79,254.00 | £ - | |||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | £ 557.00 | £ - | £ - | £ 557.00 | £ 42,952.00 | |||
| A5 Transfers between funds | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | |||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | £ - | |||
| Cash funds this year end | £ 557.00 | £ - | £ - | £ 557.00 | £ 42,952.00 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | - | - | - | |||
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| - | - | - | ||||
| Total cash funds | - | - | - | |||
| (agree balances with receipts and |
Agreement Error | OK | OK | |||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | |||
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| - | - | - | ||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | ||||
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| - | - | |||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own |
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| ~~use~~ | - | - | ||||
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| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | - | |||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval | |||
| PIPPA BULL | 25.06.25 | |||||
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees Charity Name Friends of Herts & Essex Sports Centre On accounts for the year 31[st] August 2025 Charity no 1207076 ended (if any) Set out on pages Attached two pages –Receipts and payments account (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
Report to the trustees
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2025.
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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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.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date: 25/6/26 Signed: Name: Grace Kemble Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 73 Connaught Avenue, Chingford, London, E4 7AP
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .