## **Seagoe Football Club Annual Report 2024/2025** 

## **Charity Number NIC 101547** 

Seagoe Football Club is a community-based football club established in 1979 and granted charity status in 2015. The club is based at Tarsan Lane Portadown. We have two senior football teams both competing in the Mid Ulster Football League at Intermediate Level and Junior Level. 

Our membership ranges from 230 to 250 members with age groups from 5 to 9 playing in the Grassroots Development League, 10 to 13 playing in the Mid Ulster Youth League, and 2 adult teams playing in the Mid Ulster League. The club is managed by a 13-person committee elected at the clubs annual general meeting yearly, with the officers being elected every three years in line with the club’s constitution. 

The four elected officers, Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary fulfil the role of the Charity’s trustees. 

The club is governed by its constitution, and model guidance documents and these are review annually ensuring that the club is compliant with the IFAs Club Accreditation which we achieved in October 2023. 

Committee meetings are held every second Monday of the month where the committee deals with club business. 

In addition to the committee, we have 20 to 25 volunteers who help around the club with coaching, organising events and general maintenance and cleaning. 

In keeping with the objectives if the charity we continue to provide activities which embrace public benefit, activities that have taken place are listed below 

Football Training Sessions twice weekly for seniors and juniors 

Competitive matches for senior two teams and two junior teams every Saturday and mid-week 

Quiz Nights 

Dance Classes 

Seagoe Retired Members Arts and Crafts Club 

IFA referees’ meetings, training and learning 

IFA Training for Coaches 

Mid Ulster League Meetings 

Birthday parties 

Community events 

Coaching sessions 

Provision of a defibrillator 

Safeguarding training 

Healthy Eating 

Drug and Substance Awareness 

Disney Playmakers in association with the Irish Football Association 

Many of the above activities are funded by the members, however we have been successful in getting funding from ABC Council, Public Health Agency, DFC. Further Development 

## **Future Development** 

Funding application submitted a 4g training area with floodlighting. We are also working on projects to increase female participation and to replace our current changing facilities to enable accessibility for all. 

Nigel Magee 

Chair of Trustees 

Valentine Russell 

Secretary 

Date 24 June 2025