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| Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period | Trustees’ Annual Report for the period |
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| Period start date | Period end date | ||||||
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| From | 01 | 08 | 2023 | To | 31 | 07 | 2024 |
Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Reference and administration details
Charity name TDUK Other names charity is known TouchDownUK by Registered charity number SC043381 Charity’s principal address
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
Name of person Dates acted if Trustee name Office (if any) (or body) entitled to not for whole year appoint trustee (if any) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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Reference and administration details
Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)
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| Structure, governance and management | ||
| Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment |
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| Constitution The charity is a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) and is governed by its constitution adopted on 1st August 2012, when charitable status was granted by OSCR. The Constitution was amended in 2021 to reflect requirements for meetings to be held remotely. |
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| The Board of Trustees meets quarterly as charity business dictates. Membership to the board is open to parents and guardians of the young people participating in our projects and young people age 16+. Trustees can join the board at any time during the year, but all stand down and are re-elected at the Annual General Meeting each year. Under the constitution there must be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 trustees. Trustees are recruited through word of mouth and through accessing TDUK events either as a volunteer or family/friends of participants. We also advertise through local Third Sector Hubs. The recruitment process includes an application form plus information about the charity and the role of trustee and a request for 2 references plus PVG check. |
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| Objectives and activities | ||
| Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects |
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| 1.Advancement of education through the provision of programmes which encourage self - esteem, self-confidence, and motivation to perform and engage successfully in more formal education settings. 2.Advancement of community development within a range of communities. It is vital that there is a focus within areas of disadvantage, where regeneration is a key objective and to encourage voluntary and community involvement. 3.The provision of recreational facilities. To seek, through its work to improve the health and well- being of those who participate, encourage those who are disadvantaged due to finance and inability to meet the cost of attending local facilities and encourage young people to participate and commit to the programmes provided. 4.To advance public participation in sport. |
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| The objectives of TouchdownUK are to serve communities and individuals by fostering and promoting educational, health, social and life skills; by working directly and laterally with peer organisations in these fields and by using sport, exercise and leisure activities, to achieve its charitable purposes. |
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Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period |
We worked with over 10,000 young people worked with over the last financial year. All 6 clubs ran all year, with a full 6 participating in the final scrimmage event for the 1sttime in 5 years. We had 150 young people attending our clubs We ran or participated in 19 holiday camps, clubs or special events and partnered with 47 schools. This year we saw an increasing percentage of home-grown coaches with 90% volunteers now former players. This lead to the development of TDUK Coach Mentoring programme. We also started the development of succession plans for our Charity Development Officers's eventual retirement. We saw the successful trial of a Disengaged Pupils Project which is opening opportunities in new schools and also opening opportunities for new funding. We continued to move away from a reliance on grant funding for core activities with a target of over 50% from other sources in 24-25. We would like to give huge thanks to all our Trustees and Volunteers |
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| Financial review | |
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| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any) |
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| The trustees have set a reserves policy which, where possible, requires maintaining free cash balances in the general fund amounting to three months normal expenditure. Reserves should be maintained at a level which ensures that the charity’s core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty |
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Other optional information
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
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Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Treasurer
Date 04/04/25
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of TouchdownUK.
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] July 2024.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities
Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner’s statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examiner’s statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
Name
Relevant Professional qualification/professional body: Accounts Manager – CG UK Ltd
Address:
Date: 24th April 2025.
Touchdown Uk SC043381 Receipts and Payments Year Ending 31[st] July 2024
| Incoming Resources Incoming resources from generating funds: Donation Activities for generating funds (Subs/Coaching Fee etc) Investment income Other incoming resources (Grants, Misc Inc) Total Incoming Resources Resources Expended Charitable activities Governance costs Total Resources Expended Excess Receipts over Payments for the year |
Total Funds 2023/2024 Total Funds 2022/2023 360.00 1230.00 11674.14 7540.37 12.34 - 11271.73 4356.47 |
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| 23318.21 13126.84 |
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| (26519.32) (19387.85) (125.00) (125.00) |
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| (26644.35) (19512.85) |
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| (3326.14) (6386.01) |
Statement of Balances as of 31[st] July 2024
| Funds Reconciliation | 2023/2024 | 2022/2023 |
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| Cash at Bank and in Hand – | 4790.74 | 8649.48 |
| 1stAugust | ||
| Surplus/(Deficit) | (3326.14) | (6386.01) |
| Liabilities Falling Due in 1 | (530.67) | (529.23) |
| Year | ||
| Liabilities Falling Due in | - | - |
| more than 1 Year | ||
| Cash at Bank and in Hand – | 933.93 | (265.76) |
| 31st July | ||
| Bank and Cash Balances | ||
| Bank Current Account | 1469.76 | 4791.36 |
| Petty Cash | (0.62) | (0.62) |
| TOTAL | 1469.14 | 4790.74 |
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