2025-08-31-accounts - Jeanfield Swifts Community FC (SCIO)

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Jeanfield Swifts

Community Football Club (SCIO)

Report and Accounts

For the year ended 31 August 2025

Scottish Charity: SC050390

Annual Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 August 2025

Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

*Contents*	*Page*
Reference & Administrative Information	2
Trustees’ Annual Report	3 – 5
Report of the Independent Examiner	6
Receipts and Payments Account	7 – 8
Statement of Balances	9
Notes to the accounts	10 – 11

Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

Reference and Administrative information For the Year Ended 31 August 2025

Registered Office & Principal Address:

Riverside Stadium Bute Drive Perth PH1 3BG

Website: www.jeanfieldswifts.co.uk Charity reference: SC 050390

Board of trustees:

The following served as trustees of the charity during the financial year:

Current Trustees: Edward Davies Ross Gunnion Steven Antoniewicz

The following became a trustee on 1 September 2025: Graeme Coulter

Independent examiner:

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Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

Report of the Trustees

For The Year Ended 31 August 2025

The trustees are pleased to present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Charity is incorporated as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO), governed by its constitution and registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator on 24 August 2020 (charity number SC 050390).

The organisation is composed of

Members who live within the Perth City [Centre, North & South] ward boundaries
Associates who live outwith the ward boundaries defined above but are associated with the club in the capacity of player (over 16), coach or official
Charity Trustees (composed of Elected Charity Trustees, Appointed Charity Trustees; and Co-Opted Charity Trustees, following the first GM).

The names of those who served as trustees during the year and other reference and administrative information is shown on page 2.

Objectives and Activities

The main purposes of the charity are:

The advancement of public participation in sport as players, coaches, officials and supporters, irrespective of age, race, religion and gender;
The advancement of health through the provision of activities that have proven benefits for wellbeing including, in addition to organised football training, healthy eating/nutrition classes, space for addiction support services and other physical and mental health services.
The advancement of community development through operating a Community Football club which makes a positive social impact on the community of North Perth and the wider City of Perth.
The advancement of education
The prevention and relief of poverty
The relief of unemployment

Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

Report of the Trustees (continued)

In 2024/25 Jeanfield Swifts Community FC continued to build both its organised football offer and its community programmes. There was growth on both the boys and girls pathways of the organised football section, with the girls section in particular attracting new players across all age groups.

Holiday camps were offered at very competitive rates in Easter 2025 and Summer 2025, catering for over 30 children in total at Easter and more than 50 at three separate camps during the summer holidays. These popular activities not only provide local families with a low-cost option for keeping children entertained and healthy during the holidays, but also offer an initial taste of coaching to some of our older youth players who help out with some of the sessions. In addition to the camps during the school holidays, the club also made provision at short notice for camps during industrial action within Perth and Kinross schools. These camps also provided parents with short-notice cancellation options when individual strike days were called off.

Several new coaches were introduced to the club during the year, each benefiting from coach education. The club provided £1,350 worth of coach education during the year.

Two of our community programmes that continue to thrive are the Welcome League and Women’s Walking Football. Welcome League provides a weekly pitch session for refugees and asylum seekers who live in Perth. This activity is funded by the UK Government Home Office through Perth and Kinross Council. Women’s Walking Football is a popular programme that attracts both those who played in their youth and those who have never kicked a ball before. The group organises social activities in addition to their pitchbased sessions, and has established itself as a firm fixture in the club.

Away from the pitch, our Community Development Officer launched a new Youth Club and a series of Coffee Mornings during the year under review. The Youth Club catered for children in P5-P7, while the Coffee Mornings opened the doors of our club lounge to local residents one morning a week during the winter months. Both programmes benefited from funding provided under the Warm Welcome banner by Perth and Kinross Council.

In addition to these programmes, our Community Development Officer also worked with schoolchildren at Riverside Primary School and Perth Grammar and St John’s Academy. These sessions offered the youngest participants a way into football and provided the older children with options for semi-supervised sessions after school.

The second half of the year saw the trustees focus a great deal of energy and effort on building the case for funding from the Scottish Football Association to install two new 3G pitches at the club. With assistance from a funding consultant and an architectural consultant, who had both worked on other successful bids previously, the club put together an ambitious plan for an investment of over £2 million in redeveloping the facilities at Riverside Stadium, under the working title “Riverside25”.

In June 2025 it was confirmed that that the SFA would provide 50% of the cost of 1 pitch. This was added to the existing package of £300,000 from Jeanfield Swifts FC Trust, support from Gannochy and the announcement of a dedicated budget line from Perth and Kinross Council who earmarked £100,000 for the project. Following the announcement of the SFA’s support work continued throughout the summer on preparing the plans and surveys required for lodging an application for planning permission. Riverside25 has become a multi-phase project with funding for the 1[st] pitch secured in 2025. Phase 2 comprising the second pitch and additional works will follow as soon as possible with the intention to submit further bids for funding in 2026.

Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

Financial Review

Details of income and expenditure can be found on pages 7 & 8 and in the accompanying notes.

Income of £127,648 was received during the year. While the largest single contribution to income was from membership subscriptions, as in the previous year, this was supplemented during the year under review by grant funding and a club-wide raffle held just before Christmas 2024, which raised an impressive £17,292 for the individual teams. Details of the grant funding can be found in the notes on page 10.

Expenditure totalled £122,288 giving a surplus of £5,360 for the year comprising net income of £1,658 in restricted funds and an increase of £3,702 in unrestricted funds.

Funds carried forward total £48,503 of which £27,577 is restricted as detailed in Note 5 and £11,968 is the unrestricted general fund.

Reserves Policy

The trustees do not currently have a policy regarding reserves, other than meeting the day-to-day running costs of the organisation.

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

Edward Davies

Trustee

Date: 25 March 2026

Report of the Independent Examiner To the Board of Trustees of the Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

I report on the accounts of the Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO for the year ended 31 August 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 11.

Respective responsibilities of Board of trustees and Examiner

The charity’s Board of Trustees is 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 (the Regulations). The Board of Trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 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 Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. 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 Board of 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:
to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations

have not been met, or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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Date: 25 March 2026

Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 August 2025

Note Receipts Payments: Grants 4 Sponsorships Subscriptions Camps Affiliation fees Let payments Bank interest Raffle Other Total Receipts in year Disbursement of funds to teams Programme delivery Team events Festivals Coach education External coaching Facility hire Facility maintenance & cleaning Grounds maintenance Consumables Teamwear League fees Referee fees ANA affiliation fees Trophies Website Printing Insurance Other professional fees Large equipment Minor equipment Bank charges Sundry expenses Independent examination Total Payments in year	£ Unrestricted Funds - 7,996 59,610 8,205 - 3,272 111 17,292 340 96,826 8,022 2,773 892 2,028 1,350 4,340 24,121 2,823 1,767 1,040 19,620 525 5,649 3,967 1,506 1,923 1,320 435 35 - 5,585 2,158 - 100 91,978	£ Restricted Funds 30,272 - - - - - - 550 30,822 - 19,152 - - - - 1,118 - - - 1,280 - - - - 1,486 - - 5,660 - 1,506 - 109 - 30,310	Total Funds 2025 £ 30,272 7,996 59,610 8,205 - 3,272 111 17,292 890 127,648 8,022 21,925 892 2,028 1,350 4,340 25,239 2,823 1,767 1,040 20,900 525 5,649 3,967 1,506 3,409 1,320 435 5,695 - 7,091 2,158 109 100 122,288	Total Funds 2024 £ - 11,670 59,618 4,405 - 8,042 431 2,092 86,258 5,000 16,103 752 998 1,455 4,090 26,921 2,566 3,580 728 13,947 1,130 3,378 2,055 994 1,594 - 344 - - 3,882 2,255 135 100 92,006

Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 August 2025 (continued)

Note Net receipts / (payments) in year before transfers Transfers between funds Net receipts / (payments) in year after transfers	£ 4,848 Unrestricted Funds 4,848 (1,146) 3,702	£ 512 Restricted Funds 512 1,146 1,658	5,360 Total Funds 2025 £ 5,360 - 5,360	(5,748) Total Funds 2024 £ (5,478) - (5,478)

Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

Statement of Balances as at 31 August 2025

Note *Funds reconciliation:* *Bank & cash balances:* Fund brought forward at 1 September 2024 Net receipts / (payments) in year Funds carried forward at 31 August 2025 Bank current account Deposit account Instant access account Go Cardless Stripe Total funds	£ Unrestricted Funds 17,224 3,702 20,926 8,901 9,328 111 1,291 1,295 20,926	£ Restricted Funds 25,919 1,658 27,577 739 0 26,838 0 0 27,577	Total Funds 2025 £ 43,143 5,360 48,503 9,640 9,328 26,949 1,291 1,295 48,503	Total Funds 2024 £ 48,891 (5,748) 43,143 18,813 21,863 0 1,067 1,400 43,143

Other Assets (estimated value):

Equipment

813 2,062

The accounts on pages 7 to 10 were approved by the Board of Trustees on 25 March 2026 and are signed on its behalf by:

Edward Davies

Trustee

Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

Notes to the Accounts For the Year Ended 31 August 2025

1 Basis of accounting

The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

2 Nature and purpose of funds

Unrestricted funds can be used in furtherance of any of the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees. A single unrestricted fund is maintained for the day-to-day operations of the Charity.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

3 Trustees' remuneration and expenses

No remuneration was paid to trustees during the year and no expenses were reimbursed to them.

4 Grants

Perth & Kinross Council –restricted grants for Welcome League Jeanfield Swifts FC Trust –restricted grant for Riverside25 NHS Tayside Charit. Found. –restricted for salary of Dev. Officer Perth & Kinross Council –restricted for Warm Welcome Fund Perth & Kinross Council –restricted for Welcome League	2025 £ 950 6,000 12,500 2,678 8,694 30,272	2024 £ - - - - - -

Jeanfield Swifts Community FC SCIO

Notes to the Accounts

For the Year Ended 31 August 2025

5 Movement in funds

otes to the Accounts or the Year Ended 31 August 2025 Movement in funds
Note *Restricted funds* Holiday Hunger 1 Welcome League 2 NHS Fund 3 Warm Welcome Funding 4 Riverside25 5 Tiny Changes 6 Mental Health 7 Total restricted funds *Unrestricted funds* General fund *Total funds*	At 1/9/24 Income £ 5,058 £ 0 £ 0 £ 9,644 £ 0 £ 12,500 £ 0 £ 2,678 £ 0 £ 6,000 £ 3,800 £ 0 £ 17,061 £ 0	Expenditure (£ 2,942) (£ 2,866) £ 0 £ 0 (£ 7,146) (£ 3,250) (£ 14,107)	Transfers £ 0 £ 0 £ 0 £ 0 £ 1,146 £ 0 £ 0	At 31/8/25 £ 2,117 £ 6,779 £ 12,500 £ 2,678 £ 0 £ 550 £ 2,954
	£ 25,919 £ 30,822 £ 8,266 £ 96,826	(£ 30,310) (£ 91,978)	£ 1,146 (£1,146)	£ 27,577 £ 11,968
	£ 34,185 £ 127,648	(£ 122,288)	£ 0	£ 39,545

Notes

1 The "Holiday Hunger" was a programme funded by Perth & Kinross Council to run a lunch club to contribute to the Council's holiday hunger project, ensuring local children received a lunchtime meal during school holidays.
2 Welcome league is a programme funded through Perth & Kinross Council with money from the Home Office to provide a football session for asylum seekers and refugees.
3 The NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation provides funding for the salary of a Football Development Officer, whose role is contracted through Live Active Leisure. The first 50% of the funding was received shortly before the end of the year and will be paid out during the next financial year.
4 Warm Welcome Funding was received from Perth & Kinross Council as part of its Warm Spaces offer. The funds were used to cover the costs of offering a warm space during the winter months and the space used will be invoice and paid out in the next financial year.
5 Riverside25 is the charity's large capital project to take over the lease of Riverside Stadium and install 2 new all-weather pitches, as well as reconfigure some of the existing buildings. It is a two-phase development funded jointly by several partners including the Department for Media Culture and Sport (through the Scottish Football Association's Pitching In fund), Perth & Kinross Council (including an element from the Placemaking Fund), Gannochy, Jeanfield Swifts Endowment Trust and NHS Tayside Charitable Foundation.
6 In March 2023 Tiny Changes awarded a grant of £3,800 to work with local secondary schools in close proximity to the club, to deliver and host a series of sport, health and wellbeing sessions for young people between the ages of 12-18 years old. Spending of this grant was held over for a period of 12 months due to a change in personnel. However the programme has now been delivered, and the small remaining balance will be used for additional schools sessions in the coming year.
7 The "Mental Health" programme is delivered through a Partnership Agreement with Live Active Leisure Ltd ('LAL') which was entered into in March 2024. There is a commitment from both the SCIO and LAL to deliver shared local priorities around the development of football in Perth City – North.