HULL_FC_RUGBY_COMMUNITY_S - Accounts

The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2019.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016)

Our Mission:

To use the power, inspiration and values of Hull FC to make a difference in the local community through:

- Delivering innovative delivery programmes for people of all ages.

- Developing key partnerships that bring success based on identified need.

- Providing new education opportunities through sport for hard to engage groups.

Our Goal:

To engage, educate and inspire the local community to bring about positive change and new opportunities for all through sport.

Our Values:

RESPECT, INCLUSION, EXCELLENCE, ACHIEVEMENT, INNOVATION

Aims:

At the heart of the work of the charity is an understanding of the vital role that sport and in particular Rugby League can play in engaging, educating and inspiring people of all ages. The club remains committed to delivering exciting, safe, and innovative projects that leave a lasting legacy for all people who participate. The year has seen the refocus ofthe four key delivery pillars being Education, Health and Physical Activity, Community and Social Inclusion and Play Rugby League. Each pillar takes into account how the brand of Hull FC and its players have the ability to engage participants across all age levels and make a real difference in our community.

Introduction

Using the power of sport and the strong local influence of Hull FC, the Foundation continues to be committed to making the biggest difference possible to the lives of those who need our support through needs led projects targeting four key areas Participation, Education, Health and Social Inclusion. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of children, young people and adults through sports participation and to raise the aspirations and skills of young people for a better life through our learning and training programmes. We deliver our programmes through a passionate, hard-working and dedicated team of professionally qualified coaches and tutors and at the heart of our organisation is an understanding of the vital role that sport and can play in engaging, educating and inspiring people of all ages and abilities.

Participation

Increasing participation in physical activity across the community remains a key priority for the Foundation, in particular inspiring young children and families to take part in Rugby League.

The Sky Try programme, now in Year 5 of the programme, has again had a successful year engaging a total of 12,350 young people over the past 12 months aged 7 to 13 in high quality rugby league delivery from a range of primary and secondary schools.

Our successful partner school programmes has increased further this year with 24 schools now participating in the programme. Through the Partner Schools Sport scheme, the Hull FC Community Foundation offer a programme that will enhance and develop the sports skills of children in schools by delivering a varied menu of activities that allows youngsters to experience different sports and learn new skills. Each programme that is delivered is specific to each individual school. This means the school can tailor-make the sessions, to effectively benefit their students. The Foundation also deliver staff CPD sessions as part of each programme to help ensure that our delivery is sustainable and so that the teachers build confidence, experience different sports and learn new skills too.

Our Girls Rugby league programme has continued to grow and is going from strength to strength each year, with player numbers increasing yearly and a more competitive competition than ever. The female athletes are getting more recognition and support than ever before. At the end of 2019, the Foundation has re-established the girl’s pathway which will support the growth of girl’s rugby league in the city, give female athletes in the city a performance environment which they can develop into the next generation of England rugby league stars. We currently have teams at u12s u14s and u16s, which are all registered to play in the RFL community leagues, competing against teams across the country, girls of all abilities are welcome to come and participate.

As part of a wider strategic partnership between Community Integrated Care, the Betfred Super League and the RFL, the Hull FC Foundation has launched a new Learning Disability Rugby League team during the past 12 months. Learning Disability Rugby League (LDRL) is an adaption of the sport developed to allow those with learning disabilities to enjoy the game of Rugby League. Over the course of 2019, 15 people have come together to participate in a weekly training session ahead of the 2020 rugby league season.

During the past year, the Bonus Youth Performance Centre has been operational for 45 weeks, providing facilities to local sport and community groups. In total, the total engagement hours for the past year has been 2925 hours, averaging 65 hours per week. The facility continues to be used by the following organisations;

• Local community organisations such as the Diamond White Stars Dance Team, Hull Hornets, Lambwath Lions, England Netball, Hessle Rangers, Active Humber, Hessle Sporting, Hull Trinity Academy and East Riding County FA.

• Hull FC Foundation continues to use the facility on a weekly basis delivering programmes such as TRY Line Girls, FC Tots, FC Touch Rugby and Local Sports Hubs as part of the CSAF project.

• FC Learning Centre, a key programme for the Foundation, delivers education programmes at the facility in Sport and Employability at Levels 1, 2 and 3 for young people aged 16 – 18 in partnership with Bishop Burton College.

Education

Our education programmes have continued to expand over the 2019, with exciting partnerships secured with the Humber Learning Consortium, Hull Community Safety Partnership and Hull City Council.

During the past year we have had a number of young people engage in our This-Ability project. This is a targeted intervention for young people with a disability/learning disability, learning difficulty or a long-term health condition, who require support in accessing and gaining employment and may need ongoing support within the workplace to ensure they sustain their job.

Over the past 12 months, the Foundation has worked closely with the Hull Community Safety Partnership to launch two new preventative projects; ‘Airlie Against Arson’ and ‘Inside Out’. ‘Airlie Against Arson’ is an innovative partnership between rugby league club Hull FC and Humberside Fire and Rescue focused at engaging young people in both school and community settings and educating them on fire prevention messages and the consequences of starting deliberate fires and arson. The ‘Airlie Against Arson’ project fuses the brand power and player role models of Hull FC with Humberside Fire and Rescue Firefighters to deliver a unique education platform targeting three areas: primary school engagement, target hot spot intervention and public awareness messages. ‘Inside Out’ has worked with 48 men selected by prison staff within its first year. The programme has been split into four groups of twelve with each group taking part in a ‘Ten Fixture’ programme where each fixture lasts eighty minutes. The first forty minutes of the session have focused on group learning experiences that support mental resilience and healthy lifestyles, whilst involving ex rugby league professional Lee Crooks.

Our work delivering Education programmes has extended to supporting Veterans following a successful application to the Hull Military Covenant Forum. Having conducted a consultation process with partners including Hull City Council, Goodwin Development Trust, UK Armed Forces, and the Rugby Football League, ‘FC Veterans’ was designed to meet a clear gap in provision locally, through using one of its professional clubs to use the catalyst of sport to engage veterans in a project that supports positive physical, mental, and social outcomes though completing a RFL Coaching Award. ‘FC Veterans’ offers a three-stage fully inclusive programme for all veterans regardless of their socio-economic background or health conditions. Through its ‘Engage’, ‘Educate’, and ‘Inspire’ strands, Veterans will be supported to come together through a love of sport, with support pathways offered into wider health, education, and employment services. Following the completion of cohort 1, 17 people veterans have completed the Level 1 Sports Coaching qualification and have progressed into volunteer roles with the Foundation.

Health

The Foundation provides a number of programmes of physical activity and health interventions towards people in the local community. Over the past year we have delivered the following successful projects.

Teaming up for Health is a partnership between the Hull FC Community Foundation, NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Hull Kingston Rovers Community Trust. ‘Teaming Up for Health’ completed its first-year pilot in 2019 having focused on building proactive partnerships with the local voluntary sector and testing a range of health interventions concentrated on communities located in areas of high deprivation. The partnership was not just about promoting rugby league participation but sought to use the brands of two of the City’s professional clubs along with their players, stadia, and community teams to act as a catalyst to engage local people in quality interventions that supported improved health and wellbeing outcomes.

Fit4FC enables fans to participate in a weekly boot camp session at our First Team training ground on County Road. Led by former Black & White Connor Bower, the sessions provide a full-body workout within a fun and supportive environment. In addition, participants will have the chance to meet members of the first team at Q & A nights, the opportunity to attend workshops around nutrition and a healthy lifestyle, and access to free NHS Health Checks. A total of 117 people have attended the sessions with an average of 33 people in attendance per week, 41 people have attended all three blocks that have been held so far. 

Back Onside is an exciting health and wellbeing programme, run in partnership Rugby League Cares, designed to encourage men in Hull to get back to enjoying exercise, through the support of our trained health professionals and former players. Designed and delivered by current and former players, including Hull FC legend Lee Crooks, Back Onside is predominantly aimed at men aged 35-64, however it is open to all age groups and fitness levels and is free to join. Over the course of 2019, 137 men have engaged in the programme with 87% progressing into additional activities that the Foundation offers.

The Foundation has also been successful in obtaining a commissioning contract through Social Prescribing. The programme, ‘Be Active, Be Healthy’, provides a weekly programme of physical activity, social engagement, and group learning to 150 people per year from five key groups at risk of health inequality. Over the first year of the programme, ‘Be Active, Be Healthy’ fuses health education and physical activity for the following target groups: unemployed adults, adults with mental ill-health, middle aged men, older people, and adults with a learning disability. Sessions are delivered from the Foundation’s multi use facility on Pickering Road by trained community coaches funded through the grant. Year One has so far seen participants engage in more physical activity, with each participant supported and incentivised through a goal setting plan to access other physical activity in their community to meet PHE recommendations and participants now understand and lead a balanced, healthy diet and participants will have better mental wellbeing.

Principal funding sources

The Principle Funding Sources for the Foundation are Sky as part of our RFL Sky Try programme, Hull CCG and various other grant making bodies.

Investment policy and objectives

The charity ensures a small amount is held in reserves whilst the majority of funds are spent in the short term.

It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The Trustees considers that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.

Future Plans

As we move into 2020, the Foundation is excited to continue to grow, expanding the work across all areas of participation, health and education.

The Foundation has recently secured funding to launch the ‘Create’ project, a scheme designed to support local adults to develop the skills required to get back into employment. Supported by funding from the Humber Learning Consortium through its Community Local Led Development programme, Create will work with 100 eligible beneficiaries from the West Hull and Central Hub area across a two-year period.

The Foundation has also secured additional commissioning contracts including Youth Endowment Fund Partnership, an increased partnership with Hull Clinical Commissioning Group and the Heritage Lottery.

The charity is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 24th May 2006 (company number 5826791) and registered as a charity on 7th March 2007 (registered number 1118258). The company was established under a Memorandum of Association, which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. The object of the charity is to promote community participation in rugby league and to use the power of sport to improve education and well-being in people of all ages.

The Governing Document was amended to demonstrate the broader nature of the charity's delivery range in May 2013.

The Trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:

New Trustees are selected and appointed from the local and regional area. All appointments are made with the interest of supporting the Foundation to develop key activities.

The company's current policy concerning the payment of trade creditors is to follow the CBI's Prompt Payers Code (copies are available from the CBI, Centre Point, 103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DU).

The company's current policy concerning the payment of trade creditors is to:

• settle the terms of payment with suppliers when agreeing the terms of each transaction;

• ensure that suppliers are made aware of the terms of payment by inclusion of the relevant terms in contracts; and

• pay in accordance with the company's contractual and other legal obligations.

Hull FC Rugby Community Sports and Education Foundation has six Trustees who meet regularly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. The Trustees represent different sectors and bring to the charity a wealth of knowledge that support the charity to meet its objectives.

The charity is run on a daily basis by James Price, Head of Community Foundation who leads on all key strategic and development issues and is responsible for reporting directly to the Trustees quarterly on all charity related matters.

All new Trustees received a formal induction programme to enable them to build knowledge and become familiar with the work of the charity. In addition, the charity has worked closely with the RFL governing body to support Trustee training to further support their roles and the wider governance arrangement.

The Trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees.

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Hull FC Rugby Community Sports & Education Foundation (the charity) for the year ended 31 October 2019.

As the Trustees of the charity (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act).

Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 October 2019.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the charity keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act and for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year in question in accordance with section 476.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

Hull FC Rugby Community Sports & Education Foundation is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is The Kingston Communications Stadium, The Circle, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 6JU.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's [governing document], the Companies Act 2006 and “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (as amended for accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.

The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update Bulletin 1 not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

At the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods and services provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, VAT and other sales related taxes.

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year.

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any).

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and intangible assets not yet available for use are tested for impairment annually, and whenever there is an indication that the asset may be impaired.

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

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The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

Comic Relief - (Project Title - FC Employment through Sport) will benefit NEET young people aged 16-18 with additional needs from the highly deprived Riverside area of Hull. Weekly sport activities will attract young people and keep them engaged whilst providing training, support and work experience to address their NEET status.

Henry Smith - This funding is to be used to deliver a Better Futures programme to benefit young people in the city over a three year period by providing a wide range of courses and an employability pathway.

Children in Need - Delivers community engagement activities for young people aged 13-18 that tackles mental ill health through the power of sport. Our project will build on regular participation in physical activity whilst also building mental resilience and confidence in young people.

Be Active Be Healthy - The 'Be Active Be Healthy' project will provide a weekly programme of physical activity, social engagement through group learning for one hundred and fifty service users per year, within the Pickering, Boothferry, Newington and St. Andrew's wards in Hull. The service users will be from the following five groups: unemployed adults, adults with mental ill-health, middle aged men, older people, and adults with a learning disability.

Each group will have access to an eighty-minute intervention on a set day per week comprising forty minutes of bespoke, needs led physical activity followed by forty minutes of group activity which will vary in topic per group, but will always include a healthy eating and diet element.

Garfield Weston - This funding allows the Foundation to offer an initial engagement into positive activity that promotes health and well-being for people who are currently inactive. Each session will provide high quality physical activity and a social aspect that promotes health education and friendships all within a unique, non-clinical environment.

Co-Operative grant - Funding for the delivery of targeted outreach sessions across 5 evenings per week.

Two Ridings Community Foundation - 'Raise Your Game' proposal centres on delivering street sport sessions to young people in Goole and Withernsea whilst supporting volunteers to sustain sessions in Bridlington South through the provision of equipment and marketing support.

ACT Foundation - Our aim is to provide disadvantaged young people who reside within some of the most deprived areas within Hull with the fundamental life skills and infrastructure necessary to allow them to reach their full potential in all areas of life and to become a valued member of their local community. The demographic of our target audience are young people aged 16-21 years who are greatly disadvantaged in respect of both their well-being and in terms of their transition into employment and adulthood.

Postcode Community Trust - 'Team Mate' will offer a 12-week intervention to forty young people (4 groups of 10) aged 14-19 who are currently in care and having difficulty engaging in mainstream education.

Heritage Lottery Fund - This funding is for a project called 'Gentleman John' A True Hull Great, and will profile the life of Johnny Whiteley MBE. The project will promote sporting heritage, celebrating Johnny's career as he approaches his 90th birthday in November 2020.

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2018 - none).