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2023-05-31-annual-report

Iiau rtheYeJrEn d31 2023 The trustees P￿Sent thelr report wfth the flnanclal ststements ot charlty for the year ended 31 May 2023. The trustees have adopted the provtslons of Accountlng and Reportln8 by Charltles.. Statement of Recommended PraLtlee appllcable to charitles preparln8 thelr accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Stsndard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of IreL3nd IFRS 1021 leffectlve l January 2019). OBJECTIVES A14D AcfiviTIES Oblertlves and alms The oblects of the club shall be: lal To provlde a safe envlronment for members to partlclpate In soccer Ibl To promote youth soccer: l. by encoura8ln8 partlclpatlon In these act￿ltIeS 11. by provldlng members wlth suFtable competitton 111. by assistlni member5 to Improve thelr personal srxcer standards Iv. by organlsln8 competltlon locally and natlonally v. by provldlng equal opportunttles for successful partlclpatlon ￿ all sections of the communlty vl. to encourage and promote an actlve chlld protectlon pollcy Publlc beneflt The benefits whl¢h flow from th• purposes {•) Yo provlde a Mfe envlronment for members to partlclpate In soccert and Ibl "to promote youth soccee ale:. promotln8 Partlclp8tlon In amateur Sport act￿ltIes, specfflcalfy, football. opportunlty for chIld￿n tt> recolve footbjll ￿KhInK from knlned c¢>Khes. We provlde the We offer the opportunSty for supeNlsed phy31cal exerclse le#dln8 to Impr￿ed phystcal health and physlcal fitness. • We provlde chlldren w￿h an outlet for developln8 thelr football skllls whlch may lead ts lffelong personal b•nelts around he•lth and w•llness. • The availablllty of thls coJchln8 provldes an outlet for chlldr•n to focus thelr •n¢rgy d•v•top th•lr Interests In physlcal exerc1 •nd reduce or ellmlnate the Opportun￿ to become Invofved In antlThsoclal )¢tlvltles. The dlrert benefits whlch flow from these purposes Includes Improvement In physlc41 and emotlonal h¢alth and well-beln8 b•cause of partl¢lp4tlon In foot￿1[ and other recre•tlonal football. Thbs Indudes ra15ed erteem and confidence, Improved aerobk capaclty and development of physkal skllls. These beneflts can be dernonstrated as follows;. Parental, car•r and partlclpant f•edbJck throuih focu$ groups. ￿rV•v5i quutlonnilres •nd conwltatjon events. 2. monltor growth In membershlp ond retentlon of member$ 3. a record Is kept ot all chlldren attendin8 the coachln8 sesslon5. 4. a record ts kept of all football teams and tho m¢mbors of the team who partlclpate In the categortsed (by aiel amatsur leaKues. 5, Records ore malntslned of those pl•y•rs who proyess through the vark*us ts•ms wlth • srn•ll mlnorlty eventually playlng In the Northern Ireland Foothll Leaguffj and occaslonally a player becomln8 4 5emkprofesslonal or professlonal prayer In Ireland or elsewhere. 6. Annull report to ￿vIeW outcomes and outputs relatln8 to club xtlvlty Physlc•l tr•lnln8 and beln8 Involved In a contsct sport Ifootballl can occislon•lly result In Injury. however the btneffts outwelih ary r￿k Invofved. The chir￿1•$ ￿n@fl£larSes ar¢ chlldren and youni people (between the I￿$ of 6 and 191 who are provldod wtth physk41 ex•rclse. structured trxlnlng and competytlve team sport at an amateur level J150 enct)urailng Interest and support from parents and carers. The prlvate benefft that Jrlses would be to the coaches who rece]¥o payment and to those who are p•ld for th• hlr• of th•lr facllltles and football 8rounds. Th•se payments ore Incldentsl and necessaryto the achlevement of the purposes and are outwel£hed by the beneftts ts the beneflclarles, Th• tru5tew recelve no prlvate benefit. STRucfuRE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governlni dovjment The charty Is controlled by Its goVern1r￿ documenl a deed of trust ind constltutes an unlncarporatsd charfty. Loughgall Youth Football Club Is a ¥oluntary drlven Sports organlsatlon facllltstln8 actfvity specthcally football In the rural area of Loughgall In County Armath. The focus af the club Is to provlde young people from dlverse b•ckgrrJunds both ¥lr15 and boy5 wlth the opportunlty to partklpate In ¥m•teur sport and physlcJl Jctmty. The club provlde adequate fa¢lllty¢s and the opportunty to en5oy healthler IWestyle$ and wellbelni. Club has more than 300 playSng members wlthln more than 15 youth t•ams and a Glrls academy. Loughgall Youth Footb311 aub alm to stlmulats posltlve Nral communlty actlon to provlde opportunltles to tockle 50clal exclu51on and sportln8 opportunlty. Lou8h8all Youth Is a club whkh endeavour5 to promte player development In all Its young people. Lou8hyll Ywth Football aub Is an Ir15h FA reco8nlsed and apprwed Games Development Centre and we have more than So volunteers who are the lifeblood of our dub. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Re8lstered Charlty nurnber 108651 Prlnclpal addr iakevlew Park Ballygasey Road Loughgall Co. Arma BT618HU Payl

Lou Y rEnd d31 Trust••i J Johnston 8 J McKlnney Ireslined 31A.221 D Greene D Calvln E Smyth S K McDowell M J Douglas Ire518ned 31.8.221 N Robinson {resl8ned 31.8.22) RLMay R Young S Rlce {reslined 31.8.22) Independent E￿MIn•l WHR Accountants Ltd Chartered Certlfied Accountants Statutory Audltors 56 Engnsh Street Arma8h Co. Ann•ih BT617LG B•nkerJ D8nske Bank Buslness 8anklng PO Box 183 Done£all Square West Belfast BTI 6JS Approved by order of the bo•rd of trustees on 28 March 2024 and slgned on Its behalf by.. J Johnston-Truite• Page 2