Riverside West End Football Club Financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2024 Riverside West End Football Club Contents Page Charity information Executlve Committeeg report Inde￿ndent examinerfs report ststement of re￿iptS and Pa￿entS Statement of balances 9-10 Notes to the financial statements 11-14 Riverside West End Football Club CharSty Informailon Charlty Name Rwerside West End Football Club Charity Number SC046965 ReElStered Address 5 Invergowrie Drive Dundee DD2 IRD Executive Comrnittee Independènt Examiner Banker Royal Bank of Scotland 3 High Street Dundee DDI 9LY Riverside West End Football Club Executive Committees, reportforthe period ended 31July 2024 Strurture Govemance & Management Constltutlon The Club's tonstitution form is a SCIO, Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It is governed by its constitution which was adopted in August 2016. The Club wa$ granted charitable 5t3tus bv OSCR from 8 November 2016. The Executive Committee are trustees for Charity Law purposes. Appointment ofthe Executive Committee Membership of the executlve committee 15 open to all members of the Club. Executive Committee are elected atthe Annual General Meetingwhich is held annually and within 15 months of the previous AGM. Under the constitution, there must be a maximum of 12 3nd a minimum of 3 members ofthe Executive Committee. The Executive Committee must stand down at each AGM. however, are eligible for re-election. Management ofthe Club The Executive Committee which holds regular meetings, is responsible for monitoring and controlling of the financial position of the Club togetherwith the strategic direction and governance of the Club. The members of the Executive Committee are all aware of their responsibilities as a group and their individual roles within the Club. Objectives & Activities Charitable pury>ose The advancementof publi¢ participation in sport through the provision of facilities, coaching, training and opportunities initially and primarily related to football. The object of the club is the provision of recreational facilities. or the organisation of recreational activities, with the objettof improving the condrtions of life forthe personsforwhom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. The club aims to.. Provide coachlng and training from appropriately trained coaches. Allow participation in football matches within the appropriate league for the age group. Provide recreational facilities or activities which are available to member5 of the public at large or to male or female members of the public at large. Promote equal opportunities and not discriminate on the grounds of race. religion or belief, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity. mafriage or civil partnership or gender reassignment. Riverslde West End Football Club Executive Committees. report forthe period ended 31 July 2024 Icontinuedl Artlvltles Our teams start from Fun Fours which is organi5ed through the SFA and the Charity, Leisure & Cuhure Dundee. We work very Close￿ with Leisure & Culture Dundee who promote the club in the West End of Dundee Primary Schools. Our Fun Fours are open to all children, boys and girls, within our catchment Dundee Primary Schools area. and we also have children attending from the bordering Angus Council, Fife Council and Perth & Kinr05s Cou ncil communities. We have taster sessions for the kids, which then leads to participation In the Fun Fours matches on Saturdays. All children that attend can participate, and we do not restrict opportunities based on 3 lack of ability, but rather we work with them to develop and improve. Players follow the SFA player pathwayto Super Fives, seven a-side, nine a-side and then at the age of twelve, on to 11 a-side. We also follow the SFA rules, related to providing all players in the small- sided teams even playing time, during festivals, tournaments and competitive games. Our Girls only provision has continued to grow in recent years, with the first cohort ful￿ registered with the Scottish Women's Football A550ciation ISWFI and participatinE at U12 level during 2024 and will progress to U14 level in 2025. Achievements & Performance Overthe last year we have welcomed in our new youngest team. The 2019s started in October 2024 and have progressed nicely to the point where they are at the beginning of the player pathway re*lv to start Fun Fours. It is greatto continue growingthe club and introducing more children at grassroots level. Each year we lose our oldest age group. however, with the U18 league folding in late 2022, we unfortunately10st our 20065 a year early. This a150 impacted the 2￿7 age group, but they managed to keep a squad together, and with a few additions, the club has created the Riverside West End Amateurteam. This is a great asset to have at the club and gives the older kids a Chan￿ to continue their footballing journey with Riverside. Coaches. Colin and Neil, must take a lot of credit in keepi the teamtogether as a unit and enjoying each season they haveplayed together. Along Wlth the Coath Coordinator, Chris Paton, they have taken the team forward and now enjoy playing competitwe Saturday morning football. In April 2024, ourGirls' team took part in league footballfor the firsttime. They were placed in the top tier of the league set up and have done themselves proud by belng extremely competitive. Chris Dunkerley and his coaching group are enormously proud of howthey have progressed, as are we all at the club. In 2024 we re-established tothe Coach Coordinator postwith Chris Paton taking up the role, and this has brought a lot of stability to the club. It has helped togalvanise the ethos of the club and get all the teams working as part of the wider Riverside family. Thanks to Chris for all his commitment and enthusiasm. Rlverside West End Football Club Exècutive Committees. report for the period ended 31July 2024 Icontinuedl Achievements & Performance Icontlnuedl Anothergoodthingthat has come out of havingthat Stability ha5 beenthe ability of the club to put c holiday so¢￿r£3Mps. This has seen us startwith an Eastercamp in April 2024, and then steadilygrow them to where we offered two camps lastsummer. Theywere well received and attended bythe kids, and the feedback from parent5 and family has been that the kids have got a lot of enjoyment from them. and they have improved their skills as well. We look forward to being able to run the camps again this year. The club is committed to providing our players with opportunities to develop skills off the pitch. As part of the soccer camp5, we were able to give players from the older age groups the chance to gain some work experience by helping to coach alongside our lead coaches. They have been an excel￿nt help and added tothe enjoymentofthe camps. Overthe lastyearwe have also offered the chance fc players from the older age groups to undertake their coaching badges. with several playe participating in the programme and progressing well. Another achievement the club is proud of is putting the older kids throuBh their first aid training. We managed to get all the 2LK)7 a8e group through theirtraining with the opportunityextended tothe 2CK)8and 2(KY3 group. We plan to continue to offer these opportunities to our players going forward. The club has had another successful year on and off the field. Our 2011 Red5 and 2009 teams both reached cup finals. Unfortunately, both finished runner5 up in what were two very close matches. The 2011 Blues team won their league in their first year of competitive 11-aside football, bringing home the Sandy Edmonds Trophy as tier I winners in 2023124. Congratulations to them. Offthe field, we have grown the club's input into local events. We have worked closely withthe West End Community Sports Hub IWECSH,) and the other sports that are part of it, to put on sessiors allowing kids access to football that may otherwise be able to a¢¢ess those opportunities. We we able to put on 12 weeks of afterschool sessions at primary schools in the West End catchment area. We have 3150 dellvered sessions at the multi sports summer camp and the P7 transition sessions * Harris Academy. With that, the club would like to thank the coaches who gave their time to help run these sessions. Financial Revlew The principal funding source of the charlty Is the monthly player fees received; however, additional income is generated through fundraising activities and sponsorship. Total receipts of £110,49912023 - £123,446) and total payments of £119,72212023- £133,137) in the year (see pages 7 & 81. The club generated a deficit in this financial year of £9,22312023- def icit of £9,691) largely due to increases in all input cost5, including continued increases in costs of hiring training facilities at the University and across the city, and other football activities Such as referee fees, registration fees and playerinsurance. Several teams also renewed their playing kits during the year, in line with the normal two-year replacement cycle. As experienced in other area, the costs of kits also increased during the period. A new pricing structure for player fees was announced at the last AGM in February 2024 and implemented in April 2024to mitigate the Impact of increased costs. Riverside West End Football Club Executive Committees, report for the period ended 31 July 2024 (contlnued) Reserves Polry Total re5erve5 at the end of the year were £37,55912023- £46,782}, split between unrestricted funds of E7,88812023- £10,501) and restricted funds of £29,67112023- £36,281) being the individual teams, balances. The Executive Committees, policy is to maintain a contingency fund, of approximately three months of unrestricted expenditure. for future development of the club and the remairling cash rese￿e5 are available for routine club payments_ Unrestricted expenditure for three months of the year amounted to £5,05612023- £5,613) therefore the policy has been met. Membership Parentslcarers of the players will become members once the player is 518ned for a Riverside team and a membership form is completed. Plan lor Future Perlods Club commitments and ta￿ets identified for 2024-25 continue to build upon the achievements ol 2023-24, includin8: Continuing the partnership with BGK Goalkeeper Academy, providing professional goalkeeper specific training lo players throughout the player pathway at the club. Continue to develop the working relationshipswith West End Community Sports Hub IWECSHI and Active Schools to help promote opportunities for volunteer recruitment, provide opportunities to gain acce55 to alternative training venues and to provide football development opportunities to children within the local cotnrnunity. Embedding the Club Development Officer roles to asslst wlth providing player pathway advice and development coaching toolslstrategies for club volunteers and coaches, assist wilh Club networking opportunities Wlthin the local community- schools, provide learning opportunities during school holiday periods. Continue to devplop positive working relationships with Dundee University and Macron to make sure the Club players and volunteers have the best trainin8/playing venues and kit possible. Workin8 In partnershlp with Dundee Football Club Charliable Trust and Dundee FC to deliver a new training facility and to widen access to foc)tballing activities for the communities that we operate in. Our main interest 15 to support our players. volunteers and members wherever possible. making su that any training and learnin8 Opportunities available can be delivered in a safe and appropriate manner. Approved by the Executive Committee and signed on behalf by- Chairperson Riverside West End Football Club Independent Examinerfs Report for the Year Ended 31 July 2024 I retyjrt on the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 14. Respective re5ponsibllitles of Executive Commlttee and Examiner The charity's Executive Committee are responsible for tho preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the lerms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl 21X)5 Act and the Charities Account51Scotlandl Regulatlons 2006 las arnendedl. The il)