## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club Charity number 1210797 Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period ended 30 June 2025 Middleton Park F.C. **Official Leeds United Academy Partner Club.** ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club ## Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period ended 30 June 2025 |**Contents**|**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees' report|2 to 4| |Examiner's report|5| |Receipts and payments account|6| |Statement of assets and liabilities|7| |Notes to the accounts|8 to 9| **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** 1 ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club ## Trustees' report for the period ended 30 June 2025 ## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors** The trustees during the financial period up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates** Michelina Diclemente Andrea Johnstone Andrew Scollen Sarah Dixon Lyndsay Beddoes Paul Smith Chair Treasurer Appointed November 2024 Appointed November 2024 Appointed November 2024 Appointed November 2024 Appointed August 2025 Appointed November 2024 Resigned July 2025 ## **Charity number** 1210797 Registered in England and Wales ## **Registered and principal address** 37 Waggon Road Leeds LS10 4GN ## **Bankers** Virgin Money 1 The Penny Hill Centre Church Street Hunslet Leeds LS10 2AP ## **Independent examiner** Alan Dodd FCCA Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW ## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** ## **Structure, governance and management** The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) association formed on 4 November 2024 and is governed by a constitution. The organisation previously operated as an unincorporated association. ## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees** The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM. 2 ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club ## Trustees' report (continued) for theperiod ended 30 June 2025 ## **Objectives and activities** ## **The charity's objects** The advancement of the amateur sport of football for children in South Leeds for the public benefit by the provision of or assistance in the provision of facilities for participation in the sport of football. ## **The charity's main activities** The Club's junior teams play their matches on the grass pitches behind Middleton Leisure Centre and on Acre Road behind Middleton Primary School. We also train on the 3G pitch at the Leisure Centre and at the John Charles centre for sport. ## **Public benefit statement** In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of amateur sport. ## **Achievements and performance** ## **Key Achievements for 2024/2025 Season** ## _Implementation of new club administration system – Sport Easy_ Following the loss of c.£5k in unpaid subscription fees in 2023/2024, the committee voted to introduce a tailored software system that specialised in providing an overall package for a football club of our size, covering events scheduling, communications, registrations and fee collection. The package selected was called Sport Easy and this has been embraced by both coaches and parents which has resulted in much better control of incoming subscription fees with only £60 left outstanding for the 2024/2025 season. ## _Establishing the club as a registered charity_ It had been a long-standing ambition for the juniors section of the club to become a registered charity. Following attendance at some workshops which offered support on how to do this, the application was submitted and accepted in November 2024. This allows the club to apply for additional funding which is only open to charities and also to claim gift aid where applicable. The charity has 5 trustees who are all also members of the committee to ensure continuity. ## _Run our own gala_ Again, for the last few years there has been a demand from coaches and parents to see MPFC run its own gala. After evaluating the appetite for volunteers to support the event, the committee agreed to go for it and the weekend speaks for itself in terms of the success. The togetherness of the club felt unreal over the weekend (in July 2025) and we believe we have a surplus of c.£5k. ## _Long-term project funding and initial actions to get underway_ The most ambitious long-term aim of the club is to design, plan and build a clubhouse. In order to do this, we have to own or lease the ground on which we want to build it. The club therefore applied to be part of the Home Advantage Programme (HAP) and was 1 of only 30 successful clubs across the country. The programme will allow us to potentially access up to £250k of funding and has the support of the council to work with us as required (this has been signed up to, not just a verbal commitment). 3 ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club ## Trustees' report (continued) for the period ended 30 June 2025 ## **Achievements and performance (continued)** There are 4 key areas we get support in: - Obtaining a 25-year lease on the pitches (Leisure Centre ones only) - Ground maintenance to cut, mark & improve these pitches - A “hub” which can provide a toilet & hot food - A capital project of our choosing (which will be the clubhouse) Initial meetings have been held and recommended solicitors appointed to start discussing heads of terms on the lease with the council. ## **Financial review** The net receipts for the year were £30504, including net receipts of £30504 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £0 on restricted funds. These included £39,290 from periods prior to incorporation of the club as a CIO, resulting in a deficit of £8,786 during this accounting period. ## **Reserves policy** The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £30,504. The trustees have not yet adopted a reserves policy, which will be considered in due course. The only concern is that we have benefitted from a substantial grant towards winter training and, should this not continue, we may need to adjust that provision or increase subscription fees. Approved by the board of trustees on 14/4/2026 Andrea Johnstone (Trustee) 4 ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club ## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Middleton Park Juniors Football Club I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the period ended 30 June 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 9. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. Alan Dodd FCCA 17/4/2026 ## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW 5 ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club ## Receipts and payments account ## for the period ended 30 June 2025 |Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
-
Subscriptions and registrations
7,847
Fundraising and sponsorship
2,367
Team payments
1,290
Gala and other income
4,421
Transfer on incorporation
39,290
**Total receipts**
55,215
**Payments**
Venue and pitch hire
1,111
Pitch maintenance
202
Football equipment and kit
10,847
Trophies
4,891
Insurance
468
Subscriptions and registrations
1,494
Courses
1,190
Gala costs
1,416
Fundraising costs
724
Other events and activities
1,492
DBS and administration
653
Repairs and maintenance
150
Football fines
37
Sundry expenses
36
**Total payments**
24,711
**Net receipts / (payments)**
30,504
**Fund balances brought forward**
-
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
30,504|2025
Restricted
funds
£
12,606
-
-
-
-
-
12,606
12,606
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
12,606
-
-
-|2025
Total
funds
£
12,606
7,847
2,367
1,290
4,421
39,290
67,821
13,717
202
10,847
4,891
468
1,494
1,190
1,416
724
1,492
653
150
37
36
37,317
30,504
-
30,504| |---|---|---| 6 ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club ## Statement of assets and liabilities |as at 30 June 2025
2025
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
30,504
**Total cash funds**
30,504
**Debtors and prepayments**
Prepayments
**Assets retained for the charity's own use**
Ziland Elite aluminium football goal and nets
Footballs and training bibs
Goalposts|2025
Restricted
£
-
-|2025
Total
£
30,504
30,504
2025
£
468
468| |---|---|---| |**Liabilities**
Accruals
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 14/4/2026|2025
£
720
720| |---|---| Andrea Johnstone (Trustee) 7 ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club Notes to the accounts for the period ended 30 June 2025 ## **1 Accounting policies** ## **Basis of accounting** The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis. The accounts are for the period from 4 November 2024 to 30 June 2025. ## **Taxation** As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts. 8 ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club ## Notes to the accounts continued ## for the period ended 30 June 2025 |**2 **|**Grants and donations**||||2025|2025|2025| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Unrestricted||Restricted|Total| ||||||funds|funds|funds| ||||||£|£|£| ||Leeds City Council||||-|12,606|12,606| ||Other donations||||-|-|-| ||||||-|12,606|12,606| |**3 **|**Restricted funds**|Balance b/f||Incoming|Outgoing|Transfers|Balance c/f| ||Leeds City Council||£
-|£
12,606|£
12,606|£
-|£
-| ||||-|12,606|12,606|-|-| ||**Fund name**|**Purpose of restriction**|||||| ||Leeds City Council|Towards the cost of the hire of winter training facilities.|||||| ## **4 Related party transactions** ## **Trustee expenses** No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year. ## **Trustee remuneration and benefits** No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year. 9 ## Middleton Park Juniors Football Club ## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Middleton Park Juniors Football Club I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the period ended 30 June 2025, which are set out on pages 6 to 9. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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 have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records. 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. Signed: …………………………………… Name: Alan Dodd FCCA 17/4/2026 ## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW 5 **Correspondence Address:** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW ## 17 March 2026 ## **To the trustees of Middleton Park Juniors Football Club** ## **Please note that this letter is addressed to each member of your trustee board. I suggest that it is copied to each member and considered at your next meeting.** Dear Trustees Please print out a minimum of two copies of the accounts emailed to you. Would you please arrange for each copy to be approved by the trustees, signed in black ink (on the trustees’ annual report and the statement of assets and liabilities pages). Please then either email me a scan of your signed accounts or (if that is difficult) attach a photo of just the signed pages. I will then email you my examiner’s report with a jpeg signature which you can print and insert into your original signed copy. I will also email you a pdf version of the accounts which show the name of the person who signed the accounts and the date signed for the purpose of filing at the Charity Commission. The Charity Commission prefers to have the accounts filed online and the pdf version of the accounts referred to above will enable you to do this. Receipt is required at the Charity Commission no later than 10 months from the end date of your latest accounts. Please do not scan and pdf the signed accounts as this will create a file which is too big for filing. I would like to thank Andrea for the records provided and responding to my queries during the course of my work. ## **Observations and recommendations** Enclosed is a sheet setting out my observations and recommendations. Please consider these and do not hesitate to contact me for further information or advice on any of the issues raised. WYCAS can provide training and support to help you make improvements; call us or visit our website (details at bottom right of this letter). WYCAS would like to thank you for your custom. We would appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete our short on-line survey. ## Please visit www.wycas.org.uk/survey ## Join our mailing list HERE for regular updates! Yours sincerely ## Alan Dodd Head Office: Stringer House, 34 Lupton Street, Leeds, LS10 2QW. Email: info@wycas.org.uk **www.wycas.org.uk** West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service CIO Charity No. 1076962