Ballyvea Football Club Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Directors. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) Year ended 30 June 2023 The directors, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2023. Reference and administrative details Registered charity name Ballyvea Football Club Limited Charity registration number NIC108193 Company registration number N1659180 Prlncipal office and registered 51 Carrigenagh Road office Kilkeel Newry BT34 4PY The directors David Crutchley Alan Blue Ivan Mccavery Trevor Mcconnell The Charitable Company is registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, under registration number NIC 108193. The Directors have obtained official charitable status for the company from HMRC. The HMRC Charity Registration number is N100948. Bank Danske Bank 58 Hill Street Newry BT34 1AR Independent examiner Una Cunningham FCA Purdy Quinn Chartered Accountants 42 Greencastle Street KILKEEL Co Down BT34 4BH Structure, governance and management Constitution The company is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up under the Memorandum & Articles of Association on 20 February 2019.
Ballyvea Football Club Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Directors. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued) Year ended 30 June 2023 Structure, governance and management (continued) Organisational structure and decision making The company Directors continued to be.. Trevor Mcconnell Alan Blue Ivan Mccavery David Crutchley. The directors manage the Ballyvea Football Club Limited Committee in dealing with the day to day operations of the charity. At the period end, in addition to the directors, the following individuals had served on the Committee: Mark Haugh Geoff Beck Harold McKibbin Wesley Haugh David Heaney Mark Burden Gary Agnew Mark Ballance Kenny Mcconnell Graeme McKibbin Mark Mcconnell (Resigned 23rd March 20231 (Resigned 23rd March 20231 (Resigned 23rd March 20231 (Appointed 23rd March 2023) (Appointed 23rd March 2023} Committee meetings were held monthly on the first Tuesday of the month. The average attendance is ten. An Annual General meeting was held 23rd March 2023. Risk management The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the company, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. Objectives and activities The objectives of the charity are for the public benefit and without distinction of age, sex, race, disability, political, religious or other opinion are to,. (i) advance amateur sport through provision of local football club in the Mourne District Electoral Area {iil promote the playing of association football by the provision of facilities, training and equipment in the Mourne District Electoral area (iii) advance amateur sport which promotes health,y lifestyles and mental wellbeing in the Mourne District Electoral area
Ballyvea Football Club Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Directors. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued) Year ended 30 June 2023 Strategic report The following sections for achievements and performance and financial review form the strategic report of the charity. Achievements and performance After a very busy 2-3 years with the building and opening of our Community Hub, this year has been one of consolidation as we have overseen the running of the Community Hub in addition to our core football activities. We now have a range of activities happening in the building week by week, and our three senior teams along with around 130 youth players continue to represent the Club in local football leagues and cups. On the field, our First Team had their first season in the highest Mid Ulster Junior Division 1 and consolidated their position in that Division. Our Second team also made the move to the Mid Ulster League, and finished third, gaining promotion to the ReseNe 3 league for the 23-24 season. Our Third team continued to compete in the Newcastle and District Amateur Football League, providing a pathway to senior football for a number of young players graduating from our youth system. The Club continued to engage with the local community, hosting Brackenagh West Primary School Sports Day, a Christmas Football Fun Day and a Fun Day & Youth Tournament, as well as making our Hub facilities available to a number of local groups such as Homestart, Southern Health & Social Care, KD Dance studios and various individuals for parties and dinners. The Club continues to be represented on Newry, Mourne and Down Council Sports Development committee SANDSA at Deputy Chairman level. This provides access to various training opportunities such as Coaching, Child Protection and First Aid. Senior teams The 2022-23 season saw our First team play their f5rst season at the highest Junior level in Mid U15ter League, Division 1. The team, managed by Gary Haugh, did well to secure their position in the Division for another season, in what is a very competitive and high-quality football environment. Our Second team, now known as the Reserves, was managed by Alan Graham and settled well into the Mid Ulster League, finishing third in Reserve Division Four and thus gaining promotion to Division 3 for the 23-24 Season. The Thirds had a difficult season as promotion to NADAFL Division 2 presented a difficult challenge, but they still managed introduce a number of youth players into senior football. Youth teams We continue to run youth teams from Under 7 to Under 16, and remain indebted to our dedicated coaches who invest much time and energy in the development of our young players. Youth teams continue to compete in the Mid Ulster Youth League, the Down Area Youth League and the Grassroots Development centre at Newry. We continue to see a steady flow of very young players joining the Club in our Under 7 group. Ground Maintenance Work is required on an ongoing basis to maintain our grounds, especially the grass pitches. Both pitches were reseeded at the end of the season, resulting in first-class surfaces for the resumption of football. We remain indebted to a willing team of volunteers who carry out this work.
Ballyvea Football Club Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Directors. Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued) Year ended 30 June 2023 Achievements and performance (contlnuedj Covid-19 Thankfully most of the issues caused by Covid were left behind during this year, and it was good to be able to return to football an(f other activities in a more normal environment. Facilities development Our Community Health & Wellbeing Hub is now recognised a great community asset in the area. We have many bookings for birthday parties and family events, as wells hosting ballet classes, line dancing classes and Homestart meetings. All of these mean that the Hub is now a valuable source of income to the club. Our Multi Use Games Area {MUGA) which was completed in May 2022 is also very well used, both for Club training and also bookings by groups for 5-a-side football. This is tremendous asset to the Club, as it allows much of our youth training to be allocated to the MUGA, saving wear and tear on grass pitches. Community Activities Fun Day and Youth Tournament. This was held in June and attracted around 75 teams from across Co Down, Co Armagh and Co Antrim. This was a big club effort involving members in car parking and food cooking duties, as well as the organisation of the tournament matches. Golf Classic. This annual golf tournament took place at the end of August 2022 at Kilkeel Golf Club. Christmas Football Fun Day. A game beleen Ballyvea Over 35s and Moneyslane over 35$ provided great festive entertainment. Brackenagh West PS Sports Day. We were pleased to be able to offer our facilities free of charge to Brackenagh West PS for their 170 pupils to enjoy a sports day. Financial review The results for the year are set out on page 8 of the accompanying financial statements. Ballyvea Football Club Limited's accounts for this year report a deficit of £3,205 12022 - £55,115 surplus). This deficit is reported after depreciation for the year of £23,6g312022 £23,526), hence the surplus before depreciation was £20,488 (2022- £78,641 }. During the year the club was able to make good progress on loan repayments. Capital of £20,059 was repaid to Community Finance Ireland. This included three unscheduled lump sum payments of £5,000 each. £4,020 was repaid on a supplier loan and £5,000 was repaid on the Club's supporter loans.
Ballyvea Football Club Limited Company Limited by Guarantee Directors, Annual Report (Incorporating the Director's Report) (continued) Year ended 30 June 2023 Financial review (contlnued) The Club ended the period with a balance of £3,674 (2022 £3,116) in our Community Account and £630 (2022 £5,896) in our Deposit Account. Fundraising. Monthly standing orders reached £2,300 by end of the period. The Club continued to apply for grants from Council and other bodies. During the period the Club obtained Letters of Offer for grant aid as follows: £4,584 £500 £500 IFAJDCMS Halifax Foundation Barclays Sported -Floodlights -Covid recovery (unrestricted) -coach training Going concern After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Accounting Policies. Reserves policy The Trustees have established a policy to designate funds for particular purposes, if decided necessary by the Board, and to restrict funds which are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donor. Trustees have confirmed that the charity's assets are available and adequate to fulfil the obligations of the charity and that the funds are not excessive given the nature of funding, the assets, the commitments and size of the charity. The directors, annual report and the strategic report were approved on 20th March 2024 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by= t.'L David Directo rutchley Trevor Mcconnell Director