## Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club ## **Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Statements** For the period: Jan 1[st] , 2024, to 31[st] December 2024 1 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club ## **Reference and Administrative Information** ## **Charity Name** Dunedin Connolly’s Gaelic Athletic Club **Charity number** SC052350 ## **Address** ## **Trustees** The Trustees from 31st Dec 2024: Members approved the Trustees at the AGM held on 21[st] November 2024 2 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club ## **Introduction from the Chair** I am happy to share this year’s annual club report, covering the period from January to December 2024 It has been a continued year of growth with significant success both on and of the pitch for our underage and adult teams After reflecting on the past year, its important to highlight the work done by our volunteers who year on year are the reason we have such a successful club and underscore the growth that we have seen over the past ten plus years With our charity status now recognized, our growth in the local community with groups such as Friends of Wadie & Broughton Rugby Club have served our purpose of providing healthy participation to the Edinburgh communities. The biggest highlight of the year goes to our Adult Ladies team who succeeded in winning the All Britain Final in October at the third time of asking. The dedication that this group of ladies and their management team have shown over the last three years has been nothing short of extraordinary. To top of the year, we hosted the All-Ireland intermediate quarter final against Annaghdown in November. The ladies competed well on the day in poor conditions and this test will serve them well for the future. A special note must also go for our annual dinner dance and awards night held in the Place Hotel in May 2024. Congratulations to all the awards winners and recognition must go to all who participated in making it another successful year for the club. With the club going from strength to strength, I am excited about the future and looking forward to working with our members for the year ahead. Chairperson – Dunedin Connollys 3 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## **Constitution** The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (a SCIO). It registered in its current legal form on 24/02/2023 The charity was previously an unincorporated association, started in the year 2000. ## **Appointment of Trustees** The club Trustees are drawn from its membership and the Board. The Trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting. Whilst they may be appointed out with the AGM, they must then be approved at the next AGM. ## **Objectives** ## **Charitable purposes** Our charitable purposes are to provide opportunities for healthy recreational community participation to benefit Edinburgh’s communities by providing training, support, and facilities to play Gaelic Football ## **Activities** The charity promotes healthy recreational sport through Gaelic Football by providing suitable facilities and support for training and games. We aim to provide an inclusive, fun, and family-friendly environment that contributes positively to our local community and beyond. ## **Club Organisation Coaching** We provide coaching for children aged 4 to 18 years of age. Training sessions are run on the following days and locations – Monday 6.30-8.30pm at Wardie Playing Fields, Granton Road, EH5 3NJ in the spring/summer and at Broughton High School, East Fettes Avenue, EH4 1EG during the autumn/winter season. Tuesday 7-8pm at Wardie Playing Fields, Granton Road, EH5 3NJ in the spring/summer and at Broughton High School, East Fettes Avenue, EH4 1EG during the autumn/winter season. Wednesday 6-7pm at Wardie Playing Fields, Granton Road, EH5 3NJ in the spring/summer and at Broughton High School, East Fettes Avenue, EH4 1EG during the autumn/winter season. Friday 7-8pm at Wardie Playing Fields, Granton Road, EH5 3NJ in the spring/summer and at Broughton High School, East Fettes Avenue, EH4 1EG during the autumn/winter season. Saturday 12-1pm at Wardie Playing Fields, Granton Road, EH5 3NJ in the spring/summer and at Broughton High School, East Fettes Avenue, EH4 1EG during the autumn/winter season. 4 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club We currently have 11 coaches. We also have intermittent parent helpers, In addition to the adult coaches, we have help from several of our youth and student players at our nursery, U7 and U9 sessions. We’re very proud to say that all of these young coaches are female youth players. ## **Adult Teams** Our men’s and ladies’ team have fielded two teams each in 2024. Training has continued at Wardie Recreation Ground in North Edinburgh Men’s train weekly from May to October on a Tuesday and Thursday evening 7.30-9.00pm Our ladies team train weekly on Monday and Wednesday from 7.309.00pm ## **Club Competitions** We field teams in the following Scottish age groups – U7 mixed gender, U9 mixed gender, U11 mixed gender, U12 girls, U13 boys, U14 girls, U15 boys, U16 girls and U18 girls. All age groups U12 and below are non-competitive in Scotland. We brought our girl’s teams to Castlebar, Ireland, in February where, in addition to playing the local team, we got to see Mayo against Dublin in the national league, along with 20,000 other fans. We brought the girls to a tournament in London in March, where they won the cup. We also had teams in the Regional North of Britain U9, U13 boys, and U14 girl's tournaments in Glasgow, where we won the U13 boy’s cup and the U14 girl’s cup and shield. We had the largest number of teams in the North of Britain Community Games from any club in Britain. We sent U7, U9, U11, U12 girls, U13 boys, U14 girls, U15 boys, U16 girls and U18 girls. This tournament has teams from across Northern Britain with over 1000 kids taking part. We won the girl's U14 shield and the girl’s U16 cup and boy’s U13 shield. 5 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club We also hosted teams from Ireland in June and November, St James in June and Raheny in November. ## **St James Visit to Edinburgh** 6 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club In addition, we ran our family day sevens in March where we held 7 aside tournaments for our men’s, women's, and youth teams in partnership with Broughton Rugby club. We value the time and effort our players and families give to our club so, in addition, to our annual Christmas party for the kids, which was at timetwisters, we had a parent's appreciation evening where the club provided some finger food and refreshments as a token of our gratitude. Of course, our club is part of our community, so we have supported local litter picks and provided prizes for school fundraisers in the local community. We are always looking to work with other local community groups to add value to the community we serve. ## **Team and Individual Performance Highlights** ## **Youth Level** While we do not give out individual awards, we are very conscious of some of our player’s great achievements. We provided 21 of the 23 girls who recently travelled to Ireland with the Scotland U15 girls squad and 6 boys on the U15 boys squad who also competed in Feile. This is one of Europe’s biggest youth tournaments. However, the thing we are most proud of is the 78% retention rate we have for girls over the past 3 years. The retention rate for boys is 61% over the same period but we are working hard to improve this. However, considering the sport is entirely unknown in Scotland and is underdeveloped nationally, we are incredibly happy with these retention rates. Our recruitment of local children continues to expand and we are delighted to see our girl’s U12 squad grow to 43 girls, the most we’ve ever had. 7 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club ## **Adult Level** Our ladies continued their impressive form over 2024 by retaining their North Britain title and winning the British final The ladies team has gone from strength to strength over the last three years and our playing numbers has almost doubled to 80 players The team is setup for a strong and exciting 2025 where they will look to retain their British titles and go one better in their search for an All-Ireland medal Our men’s team retained their Scottish league title in June with a hardfought win over the British champions Glasgow Gaels After losing the Scottish Championship final in 2022 & 2023, the men performed excellently to win back the trophy in Glasgow in October to become Scottish champions once again 8 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club ## **Club Awards & Dinner Dance** We celebrated our end of year awards at the Place hotel on the Royal Mile Edinburgh in late May It was a fantastic night for all involved with recognition going to some of our long serving members and players of the year ## **Policies and Decisions (Detail AGM)** The club held its Annual General Meeting on Thursday 21[st ] November at Irish Consulate in Edinburgh. Members were also given the option to join virtually via Teams. The Chairman’s address, secretary’s report, treasures report and Club Youth officer report were presented and passed unanimously by members. The committee agreed that the membership levels for both underage and adult would remain the same for 2024 with an increased focus required on lotto fundraising and sponsorship for the club. ## **Financial Review** 9 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club Please see Appendix 1 for the: - Receipts and payments accounts - Statement of balances - Independent examination of accounts ## **Review of the reporting period** The club’s income continued to grow in 2024 through increased membership subscriptions across all age groups with some positive fundraisers throughout the year supporting the teams. We have seen a significant increase in costs for travel down to England for various tournaments which is putting a strain on the club finances. There are plans in place for 2025 to identify a club sponsor and to increase fundraising through raffles and fundraising drives. Overall, we ended the year with surplus of £5,556, with the club in a good financial position for 2024 and beyond. ## **Future Plans** The aim going forward for the club is to build relationships with local clubs in the North Edinburgh region and potentially looking at development grants to upgrade the existing facilities in the Wardie ground. These plans are at a very early stage but signals the intention the club has for its future. Signed by Trustees 10 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club ## **Basis of accounting** The accounts have been prepared on the Receipts & Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) ## **Related party transactions** No transactions, out with approved expenses (with receipt evidence) were paid to the trustees, or any connected person during the year ## **Independent Examiner** was the independent examiner of the accounts, and to the Trustees. is a qualified ACA accountant practicing in the United Kingdom. His report is attached as Appendix 1. 11 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club ## **DUNEDIN CONNOLLYS GAELIC ATHLETIC CLUB** The following accounts present a true and fair view of Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club (GAA)'s financial position as at 31/12/2024. The accounts are prepared in _receipts and payments_ format as the charity's turnover falls below the £250,000 threshold for fully accrued accounts. The accounts summarises all monies received and paid via the bank and in cash by the charity during its financial year, along with a statement of balances. It is important to note that the following figures are unaudited and pending external scrutiny |**Category**|**to nearest £**| |---|---| |A1 Receipts|37,973| |A3 Payments|32,417| |**Surplus / (deficit) for year**|**5,556**| |B3 Other assets|**3,000**| 12 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club 13 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club APPENDIX 2 DUNEDIN CONNOLLYS GAELIC ATHLETIC CLUB CS006164 OSCR Receipts and payments accounts For the period from to Scottish Charity Regulator January 2023 31 December 2023 Section A Statement of receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted funds funds Expendable endowment funds Permanent endowment funds Total funds current perlod Total funds last perlod to noarost £ to noar&st £ to near8st £ to n￿r￿$t£ to near8st£ to noarest £ A1 Receipts Donations Legacies Grants 2,100 2,100 Receipts from fundraising activities Gross trading receipts Income from investments other than land and buildings Rents from land & buildings Gross re￿IPtS from other charitable activits'es 9,002 19A01 9,002 19,401 8,003 8,003 Al Sub total 38,506 38,506 A2 Receipts from asset & Investment sales Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments Total receipts 38,506 38,506 A3 Payments Gross trading payments Investment management costs Payments relating directly to charitsble activities 22,498 22,498 17,510 17,510 Govemance costs" Audit l independent examination Preparation of annual account Legal cost othe A3 Sub total 40,008 40,008 A4 Paym8nts r8lallng to asset and investment movements Purchases offixed assets Purchase of investments A4 Sub total Total payments 40,008 40,008 Net receipts / (payments) 1,503 1,503 A5 Transfers to l (froml funds Surplus / (deficltj for year {1,503 (1,503 14 Dunedin Connollys Gaelic Athletic Club APPENDIX 2 DUNEDIN CONNOLLYS GAELIC ATHLETIC CLUB CS006164 Section B Statement of balances Unrestricted funds Expendable endo￿nent funds Pem)anent endowment funds Restricted funds Total current period Total last period Categories Details B1 Cash funds Cash and bank balan￿5 at start of year Surplus I (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account 11,5031 (1,503) 6,400 6800 (Agree balances with receipts and pa￿nents accountlsll Fund to whlch asset b•k>ngs ma￿•t valuatK>n Last yoar Detalls to n•arèst£ to n•ar•ste B2 Investments NIA no inveslments held NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA Total D8talls Fund to whlch asset b•k>ngs Cost Ilf avallabl•l Curr•nt valu•1Sf avallabl•l to n•ar•$t £ Last y•ar to n•ar•st £ to n￿r•st £ 83 Other assets Total Detalls Fund to whlch Il•bllty r•lat•s Amount ( Last yoar to n•ar•st £ to n•ar•st t B4 Llabllltles Pitch Rental {Mussell)urgh)- Enjoy Leisure NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA Totsl Detalls Fund to which Ilabillty r•lat¢5 Amount thJ• l•stlmat•} to noarest£ Last y•ar to n￿rest e B5 Contingent Ilabilitles NIA- the charityhas no ￿ntingent liabilibes Total Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Dato of approval DC Charity Accounls.xlsx I Statement of balances Classified a5 General Business December 2Ch)7 APPENDIX 2 **DUNEDIN CONNOLLYS GAELIC ATHLETIC CLUB** **CS006164** ## **Section C Notes to the Accounts** **C1 Nature and purpose of funds** _(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)_ The funds received comprise of donations, income from fundraising activities, grants, membership fees etc. The purpose of these funds is to provide Edinburgh with an athletic club that caters for those from youth level through to adult level. 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