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REGISTERED CHARITh NUMBER: 286824 ofthe Trustéè Unaudited Fln Statem8nts for the Year Endod 30 Mgadow lub Lighhvater Ac(x)untants Limited Fairlawns Sandetsfield Plymlrèe Cullompton Devon EX15 2JZ

Mèadow S rts Footb 11 Club onlenls of IhB Financial Sialernents for th8 Year Ended 30 A ril 2025 Page Report of the Tru$tees Indopgndenl Examinarfs Report Statement of Financial Activiti08 Balanc8 Sheet Notes to the Financial Ststwnonts 8 to 12 Detailed Stst6ment of Flnancial Acllvlths 13 to 14

Moadow S rts FTh)tball lub Re ort of the Trustees forthe Year Ended 30 A ri12025 The Iruslees present their rewrt wlth th8 )Inanaal statements of the charity for thg year ended 30 April 2025. The truste88 have adopled th8 provisions of A￿1)Unting and Report5ng by Charili8S.' Stslement of Raeommended Practice applicable to charities preparing theii accwnts in aco)rdanee with the Finan¢lal Reporting Standard applicable in the UK a￿1 RepublK of Ireland IFRS 102) {effectiv8 1 January 20191. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES ObJectlv•s and aims To advance the education of all young pw)le to the age of 25 by the provl8kJn of faciliti88 for physical education $0 as to develop their physical. mental and spiritual capacities Ihat th&y may grow to fijll matudty as individuals and members of T•ociety, and that thgir condilbons of Irfa may b8 improv•J. Publlc benafit The trustees Confi￿ that they hav• rgferred to th8 guidance wntained In the charlty Commis8ion'8 general guKlance on publlc ben8fil whon reviewing the ¢harWs aims and abl￿tIV&S and in planning fvture aclivilies. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Charitable a¢tlvitloS The objgcIIv8s of th8 charity have been ptsrsued thfough a range of activltias. Thesa Indude: 1. Coaching boys and gids in f¢)Otball skills and team pky. 2. Organi8ing training and match facililies for th8 youngsters. 3. Organlsing football matches for boys and glrfs. inciudlng.. a. League or Cup matches evéry Sunday. b. Entry to tournaments in the Woking area, UK aTrJ abroad. 4. Hosttng a soven-a-slde summer toumament at Loop Road for lo¢al team8 and a five-a-sido wlnter tournament for mambers only. 5. Holdlng social events for the young8tern and their parents throughout the year. Fundlng for these 8Ctlvltia$ Comes ITOM Mambets and 8UPPOrters. FINANCIAL REVIEW Reserves policy The Truste88 feel it prudent and proper to maintain the ¢harity's reserves at a l•v&l sufficlent to ¢OV8T.' 1. Existing cornmilments, for example. dubhous• ronlal, and kit and 4uipment repL9cam8nt g)8ts, 2. Future commrtments. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Goveming documonl The charity 15 controlled by rts g)veming doaJmfjnL a deed of tnJ8t aftd ¢>)nSlAt￿ an unincofporated charlty. Recrultmont and appolntmenl of new trustaos Th9 management committee of Meadow Sports ('the chariv) are its trustee$ for th8 purpos&5 of ¢harity law and thr(￿ghOul this report are collectNely refv￿8d lo as the tnJstg8s. As set out In the oonslilulion, the trusle&s are &lecled by th8 H(￿Orary Mgmb&rship le.g. parents and friends of child member5} attending the Annual Geneial Meeting to serve for a period of one year. Page 1

Meadow S orts F tball Club Re rt of the T stees for the Year Ended 30 A ri12025 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Organisallonal structure The management committge, compri8iro President. Chairman, Vice ChaiFman, Secretary, Treasurer. Digcipline Prolects'on Offic8r, Child Protection Offi￿. Youth D&v8lowient Officer, and other co-opted m8mbers, meel monlhty and &lminister tho chaiity. There are thrèg types of membership: Playlng M9mbers . Any person r8gi3ter¢d to play U18s football for the Club will be a 'Playing M8mbert of the Club. ' Playing membets arg not entiU8d to vote at G￿eral Me8ting8 or hold position8 on tho Managam8nt Committ8e Ilhe 'Committee'). Playing member8 must be regi8ter8d with the Club by an approprlat? adult. On signing the registrat￿n form the appropdale adult bernm86 an 'Adull Memborf of the Club. Adult m•mb8rs Any person appjinled to manage a téam (including U23s) or e18clsd lo the Committee will aulomatically becom an Adult Memb&r as will any p&rson cleared by the Welfare OffiGer to be an 88818lanl ttoach Ilhe Welfare Officer wll maln¢ain a1181 of such ￿TSon$}. Players r8gl8terod lo the U238 . Any playfjr registered lo the U238 side sh?11 al80 be Adult Mgmbers. Adull M8mbers are entitled lo attend and vol8 al General Meetings and are èllglbla lo stand for any position on thg Management Committeg. DURATION, RESIGNATION AND EXPULSION Membership shall run from th8 dale of registration untll tha following 31 July. ' A member shall ¢•ase lo b8 a M8rn￿r of the Club from the date on whSch helshe give8 notlce to the Committee of re8ignatlon. ' The Committee may expel a momber when. in its opinic￿, it would not be in the inlero$ls of the club for Ih8m lo r8main a membèr. An appeal against such a declsion may b8 made lo th& Commlttee vla the Dlscipline Officer who will determine th8 process for considering the appeal. A momber who resigns or is expelled shall nol be entlued lo claim any. or any share of, any, of the Income and assgts of the Club Ith8 "Club Propety"). Related partlè$ Meadow Sports Old Wokingians. MSOW. is a c4)mbin0d committea of Mead¢)w Sports Football Club and Old Wokingians Football Club to mainlain clubhouse fa¢ilil8s. It is made up of 5 memb8rs from each club. The Chaimanship 1$ held lor Nyo yeats and is rotated betwoen the clubs. MSOW charge8 rent lor subscription) lo Meadow Sports and to Old Wokingians for the usg of th8 clubhouse. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Register8d Charity number 286824 Page 2

Meadow S rts Football lub Re ort of the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 A ri12025 Prlnclpal addross Loop Road Clubhouse Loq) Road Woking Surrey GU22 98Q Trust•&s M Waters K Hammas (resigned 31.12.24) Mrs M Hamm38 G Nicholl (resigned 11.7.241 M Gibbs lappoinled 17.7.251 M Angus {aF¥Jolnted 17.7.251 Indgpendent Examlner Mrs Kalharine Sarah Hardy Lightwatar Accountsnl$ Llmlted Fairfawns, Sand8rsfi9ld, Plymtree, Cullomplon, D8von, EX15 2JZ. ANNUAL REVIEW Meadow Sports FC ha$ on￿yed an outstanding 2025 season. marked by continued growth, &xcltlng developments, and Strong community Involvement. Our youth team$ for both boys and girfs have expanded once again, and this year we were delighted lo introduc8 a now adult team competing proudly under the Meadow Sports FC b￿ge. Mini Meadows has also gono from strength to Strength. continulng to attract and nurture the noxt g8n8raiion ol young players. The Installation of the new 3G pitch and tralnSng area has bsen a tremendous addition lo our faci1StloS, enabling year round tralnlng and match play for all age groups. To further &as• pitch conge81ion, we have also secured additsonal playing spaco through partnerships wlth local schools. Our relalion8hlp wlth VOAB. a grassroots frx)tt)all club in the N&thertands. now firmty established. We are pleased lo have one of our teams attending their loumament in May, and we look forward to welcoming VOAB to our own toumarnont in June. As a thriving youth football club. we a￿ Gurr8nUy in discussions with Okl Wokingians adult football club who Share our facilrties regarding a potential unffication under the new name Kingsmeadow United FC. If successful, thi$ eollaboration would creat8 one of the largest cA)rnbined adult and youlh football clubs in Surrey. The Irust68s look ahead with great enthusiasm to anoth•r suc￿&S1U1 year. working aloThJ5ide th& committ88, volunleer8. and everyone contributes lo the ongoing succass of Meadow Sports FC. Page 3

Meadow S s Football Club Re rt ol the Trustees for the Year Ended 30 A Approved by order of the board of tnth on ........ ... ...... ........................ and on ils kehalf M Waters. Tru eap4

Inde ndent EXami￿￿S Re Meadow S orts Football Club rt to the Trustees of Independent examlnerfs rèport to the trusto0s of Meadow Sports Fo¢)tball Club I report lo the charity trustees on my 8xaminatlon of the ac£ounts of Meadow Sports Football Club (the Trust) for the year ended 30 April 2025. R95ponsibilities and basls of report As the charity tru8tee8 of the Trust you are resp)nsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Chariti88 Act 2011 fihe ACVI. I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs a(￿Ounts earri8d out under Section 145 of the Act and in Garrying out my examinat￿n I have followed all applicable Diroctions given by tho Charfty CommissK)n under Section 14515)Ibl of Ihe ACL Indewndent •xamln8rfs statement I have ryJmpl8ted my examination. I conflm that no material marter8 have com6 lo my attention In connection with th8 examination gNing me ¢8USe to t¢liève Ihal in any material re8pe¢t'. a¢Gounting records wer8 not kept in reswt of the Trust as required by Soc￿on 130 of the Act., or the accounts do not accord with Ihos• re￿rds. or the accounts do not comply wlth the applicable requlrernn18 ￿nc¢m1ng the form and contant of accounts $81 out in th& Charities {AC￿Unts and Reports) Rogulalions 2008 other than any requiromonl that the accounts glva a true and fair view which is not a matter cvnsidered as part of an Inde￿ndent exaMInat￿n. I hav• no concgm8 and have com6 across no other matters In eonneetlon wlth the examlnatlon lo which attention 8houkl ba drawn h this r8POrt in order lo enable a proper understsndlng of th8 accounts lo bo reached. Mr8 Katharin8 Sarah Hardy Llghtsvater Accountants Limited Falrlawns, Sandersfield, Plyrntree, Cullomplon, Devon. EX15 2JZ Page 5

Mèadow S orts Football Club si ement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 30 A ri12025 30.4.25 Tot81 funds 30.4.24 Total fund$ Unrestricted Restrict&J fijnd fund Notos INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donalksns and18gacies 22.010 22,010 20 Charltable actlvlllos Foolball 130,C65 130,065 110.834 Olh8r trading actiwlies 28.959 28.959 21.024 Tot81 181.034 181,034 131 878 EXPENDITURE ON Charltabl• actlviths Football 153,054 NET INCOME 27,980 27,980 33,535 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fund8 brought foThvard 209,187 209,187 175,652 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 237 167 237,167 209 187 The notes fom part of these finandal statem8nts Page 6

11 Club Balance S￿￿1 30A 12025 30.4.25 Total fund8 30.4.24 Tolal nds Unrestnthd Restricted FIXED ASSErts Tangl￿e assets 6,031 6.031 5,042 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank 223.289 23,895 223.289 27,852 188,624 246,884 246,984 216,476 GREDITORS Amounts falling due vAthin or year (15.848> {15,848) (12,331) NET CURRENT ASSETS 204,145 TOTAL ASSETS LESS ¢URREpir UA81LITIES 237,167 237,187 209,187 NET ASSETS 237 167 237,167 FUND8 Unre8tricted funds 237,167 TOTAL FUNDS 209 187 Th• financial emerrts were 8ppr¢)ved by the Board ol T￿￿tee9 and aUt￿)rIsed for issue on .. and wgre s￿ned on Its behaff ty." M Waters- Trustee rKes fomi part of these flnancial Statements Page 7

Meadow S orts Football Club Notes lo the Flnancial Statements for the Year Ended 30 A ri12025 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Basis of preparing the financial statements The financial slalem8nts of the tharity. which is a publ￿ benefit entity Ur￿er FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance wtth the Charrtses SORP {FRS 102)'Accounting and Rewrtlng by Charit￿s.. Stalemgnl of Recommended Practice appIl￿ble to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standar¥J applicable In th8 UK and Republic of Ir8land IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 2019),, Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial R&porting Standard applicable in the UK and Republ￿ of Ireland, and th& Charities Act 2011. The fsnanckgl statements have been prepaTed under the histor￿al cost convention. Incorno All income15 recogn¢8￿ In the Statement of Financlal Actlvlties once the charity has en￿tlement to the fijnds, It Is probable that the Incomè wlll be recelved and thè amount can be moa$ur¢d reliably. Expondlture Llabilities are rocogn18￿ a8 exp8nditur8 as soon as thare Is a legal or con8trucliv8 obllgallon committSng tho charity to that •xp8nditur•. it 1$ probablè that a Iran$far of o¢onomiG bengfits wlll be required In settlement and the amount of the oblKJalion can be measured rellably, ExFenditure is accounl&J for on an accruals basis and has been classffied under headings that aggregate all cost relalgd to th& category. Wherg Cvsts cannot be dlreGUy attributgd to particular headings they have beon alltxated to actNities on a ba818 CCX)8istenl with the use of resourc68. Tanglble Ilxed assets Depreciation is provided at Ihe followlng annual rates In order to wrlte off each as56t ovor Its o$llmated useful Irfa. Equlpment- 25% on rJucing balance Taxotlon The charity is exompl from tax on its dritable activ¢titis. Fund accountlng Unrestdcted funds can be used In accordan￿ wtlh th8 ¢harftablo oble¢tlvos al th• di￿retIOn of the trustees. Restrlcled funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes withln the obled$ of tho charity. Restrictions arise when specffied by the donor or when funds are raised for particular reslricled purposes. Further explanatlon of the nature and purpose of eath fund is In¢luded In the noto$ to th8 finanGial stalemgnts. Hlre purchase and leaslng commltmenls Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles on a straKJht Sine basis over the penod of the lease. Page 8 contlnued...

Meadow S rts Football Club Notes to the Financial Ststemenls - for the Year Ended 30 A ril ntlnuod OTHER TRADING ACTivmES 30.4.25 30.4.24 Clubhouse income 28.959 21,024 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS There werg no trustees. ramuneratwjn w other benellts for thè year &nded 30 April 2025 nor for the year ended 30 April 2024. Trustoes. oxponses Thare were no trustees. ex￿n5@S paid th8 year endèd 30 Aprsl 2025 nor for the year 8nded 30 April 2024. COMPARAnVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrgstrlcted Restricted lund fund Total funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legades 20 20 Charltable actlvlilos Football 110,834 110,834 Othar trading acUvili88 Total 131878 131,878 EXPENDITURE ON Charltable a¢l1vit￿$ Football NET INCOME 33,535 33,535 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fvnds brought fovNard 175,652 175.652 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 209,187 209.187 Page 9 continued...

Mea(k)w S orts Foo all Club Not o the Financial Statements- cx)nflnued for the Year Ended 30 A ril 2025 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Equipment COST At 1 May 2024 Addrtions 29.593 3,000 At 30 April 2025 32,593 DEPRECIATION At 1 May 2024 Charge for yoar 24,551 At 30 April 2025 26,562 NET BOOK VALUE At 30 Apnl 2025 AI 30 Aprll 2024 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 30.4.25 30.4.24 Other debtors- Paypal Accruad Inrome Prepayments 46,475 14.000 162,814 4,454 14,000 9,398 223,289 Page 10 contlnued...

Meadow S orts Fwtball Club Notes lo the Flnancial Statements- continued for the Yaar Ended 30 A ri12025 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE MTHIN ONE YEAR 30.4.25 30.4.24 Other creditors 12.331 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Nat movement in fLtnds At 30.4.25 At 1.5.24 Unrestrl¢ted funds Gen8rydl fund 209,187 27,980 237,167 TOTAL FUNDS 209.187 237,167 N81 movement in fund8, Indu¢Jed in Ihe above are a8 follows.. Incoming resources Regource8 Movement expended In funds Unr8Strkted funds General lund 181,034 (153.054) 27,980 TOTAL FUNDS 153 054) Comparatlvos for m0￿ment in funds Net movement in funds Al 30.4.24 At 1.5.23 Unrestricted funds General fund 175.652 33,535 209,187 TOTAL FUNDS 175652 33,535 209,187 Page11 ¢ontinued...

Meathw S orts Football lub Notes lo the Financial Ststements- continued for the Year Ended 30 A rTI 2025 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - contlnuad Comparative ￿t movement in funds, indud6d in Ihe atov8 ar& as follows.. In￿mIng resources Ra8ourc8s Movement exp8nded in fvnds Unrostrictod funds General fvnd 131.878 198,3431 33,535 TOTAL FUNDS 131.878 96 3431 RELATED PAR￿ DISCLOSURES There were no related paty transactlons for the year ended 30 Aprfl 2025. P￿e 12

Meadow S orts Fwtball Club Detailed Stsiament of Financial ActNitie3 forthe Year Ended 30 A ril 2025 30.4.25 30.4.24 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donatlons and le9acle8 Donations Gift aid 12,195 9.815 20 22.010 20 Othor tradlng actlvities Clubhouse inc￿6 28,959 21,024 Charltabl• •ctlvitlo8 Membership land match fees) Match feos Tournaments and tours Presentats'on Day Pitch hire 90,110 3.083 33,317 2,223 1,332 53,134 22,392 35,308 130 065 110834 Total Incomlng resource• 181,034 131.878 EXPENDITURE Charltablo 4ctfvl￿9 MSOW rent Match, tournament and t￿r9 Equipment and kil League fegs Pllches and clubhou8• Other expenses Coaching and courses Facllty charge Dapreciation of tanglble fixed assets 8,000 32,742 45,176 5,759 33,456 8.367 1,630 13,633 8,000 20,442 27,625 4,343 28,520 4,259 2,030 150,773 96,900 Support costs Flnance Paypal charges 1.831 Thi5 page does not fom part of th8 statutory finan¢ial State￿nL Page 13

Meadow S orts Football Club Detailed Stsiement of Financial Activ- ' for the Year Ended 30 A ril 2025 30.4.25 30.4.24 Flnan¢e Govemance costs Accountancy fees 450 450 Total resources expendad 153,054 98.343 Net Income 27.980 33,535 This page does not fomi part of Ihe statutory financiql statements Page 14