**84a High Street Holywood BT18 9AE Telephone 028 9042 2999**
## **Holywood Football Club (HFC) Trustee report**
## **1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023**
Registered charity no: 101260 Registered charity address: 84a High Street Holywood BT18 9AE
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|**Governance**|The club is governed by four trustees who are
supported by a management committee and
experienced football coaches|
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|**Trustee board/executive committee**|Mr Michael Geddis (Chair)
Mr Colin McFrederick (Secretary)
Mr Stephen Graham (Treasurer)
Mr Graham Wells(Trustee)|
|**Membership of organisations**|HFC (senior section has two teams in the
Northern Amateur Football League and one in
the Down Area Winter Football League.
HFC is affiliated to the Irish Football Association
(IFA), Co. Antrim Football Association and the
Down Area Winter Football League.|
|**Trustees & volunteers**|All trustees and volunteers give their time freely
and no remuneration ispaid.|
## **Objectives and Activities**
|**Summary of the club’s objectives**|HFC welcomes players from all communities &
backgrounds and aims to provide a safe &
enjoyable environment for them to learn &
develop their potential soccer skills. The club
achieves this by providing the players with the
facilities to interact on both a one-to-one basis
and also within a team environment through
experienced coaches & formerplayers.|
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|**Summary of the main activities undertaken for**
**the public benefit in relation to those objectives**|The club provides safe facilities to allow
approximately 60 senior players (aged 18 & over)
from the local community / surrounding area to
enjoy football in a well supervised environment
regardless of race, religion or perceived ability.
The club encourages its members to:
Foster, develop and promote the game of
football in Holywood and its surrounding
area.
Assist in the development of sportsmanship
and community spirit.
Respect its codes of conduct, coaching
guidelines and playing regulations.
Participate and support football
competitions within the local area and under
the jurisdiction of the relevant football
authorities.|
|Additional objectives & activities|A considerable personal contribution is made by
coaches and volunteers each season. The
Trustees are grateful for the huge commitment
that is made by everyone within the club. Time is
given freelybyall our members.|
|Future plans|The coaches & committee will continue to
ensure that a structure is in place to support all
its members and to progress any future
development of the club. HFC will continue to
develop its volunteers with the best in training
and seek to further expand the club.|
## **Achievements & performance**
||**Summary of the main achievements**|
Another successful year on the pitch with
the first and second teams narrowly missing
out on successive promotions and the third
team finishing a respectable fifth place in
their inaugural season in the Down Area
league.
The three teams fulfilled their expected
league & cup fixtures in addition to a full
programme of pre-season friendlies.
There was a significant increase in
sponsorship funds brought into the club with
c50% allocated to new kit and equipment|
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## **Financial review**
|**Review of income & expenditure**|The Club recorded a deficit of £2.8k for the year.
Total income increased to almost £26k (up £6k
on previous year) as a result of the increased
sponsorship. Players subscriptions increased to
£9k and ‘Last Man Standing’ generated almost
twice that of the previous year, contributing
£2.3k.
Costs increased by £7k to £28.6k with Kit and
equipment totalling £8.5k, from £3k last year.
The only other notable increase was in referee’s
fees @ £3.3k, up £1k on 2022.
At 31 March 2023 the club’s bank & cash balance
totalled £9,705.94, all of which was unrestricted
funds. These funds are held to meet all planned
& unforeseen expenditure that may occur and to
assist with the on-going development of the
club.|
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|**Financial review details**|The club’s main sources of funding came from
sponsorships and players’ subscriptions with
some additional self-generated fundraising
activity.|
## **Declaration**
The trustees have confirmed that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity trustees:
|Signature||
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|Full name|Colin McFrederick|
|Position|Secretary|
|Date|23rdJanuary2024|