1. Indoor Training facilities Pitch Hire – Local Parks, Schools and clubs and associated facilities (kitchens, storage etc) Pitch upkeep and maintenance – grass cutting, security and storage facilities. Football and Training Equipment – Footballs, nets, Pegs, mini soccer goals, Bibs, Training Poles, Corner Flags, Cones, Hurdles, Training Ladders, pumps etc. Equipment – Support equipment such as Lining machines, Floodlights, Laminating machines, Grills, BBQ’s, Microwave, Fridge/freezer, Tea Urn etc. Kit – Hopefully we are lucky enough to get a sponsor but, if not, the club will buy the kit. Socks – Each club member is entitled to a new pair of sock every season if needed. Professional Training – The club sponsors all managers to complete the JMC level-1 coaching course and also sponsors managers to complete the level-2 coaching badge if desired. The club also sponsors members for refereeing qualifications. Referees Fees League/Cup registration fees + Affiliation Fees (ECFA, EAYP etc) Trophies for under 11’s First aid kit Professional Fees – Auditors, Bank and Solicitors (where required) Child Protection certification (all adults that are involved with the kids are required to be CRB checked). Stationary and Supplies – Letters, Stamps, Phone, Printer Cartridges, Photocopying Payment of bills for Club Premises/Sites (Table House, Rettendon, Cranfield) – Electric, Water, Rent and Rates, Insurance etc Upkeep and Maintenance of Premises – New windows, toilets, skylight, roofing repairs, repairs to doors (vandalism), Locks and keys, window grills etc. Table House (Café) supplies - bulbs, toilet paper, soap, cleaning equipment, hand towels, crockery, cutlery, mops, buckets, dustbins etc etc Money Matters How Your Money is Spent - One of the frequent questions we get from parents is “where does all the money go ?”. The subscriptions that all members of the club pay goes towards paying for the following ; And That’s Just the stuff we Pay For ! The amount of unpaid effort (including families and all the managers, coaches etc) that goes into making sure everything runs smoothly probably outweighs all that several times. Events like quiz nights, Xmas Party, WT end of season and other tournaments take an enormous amount of planning as does the hiring of pitches, dealing with the various leagues, organisation of fixtures, organisation of training facilities and the 1001 other things that need to be done for the football club to run effectively for the benefit of the boys/girls. Just one example. It’s estimated that, just to organise the annual end of season tournament requires a pre-event investment by numerous club members which totals around 1000 man hours !!

2. An example from 2009-2010 season Doing a very simple sum of Dividing our total expense by the number of club members (310) gives the following; £33,162.40 / 310 = £106.97 per member (This is the average of what we need just to break even) Expense Kit expenses£175.25 Pitch Hire£2,288.50 Pitch Upkeep & maintenance£1,954.94 Training Expense£7,767.10 Premises Upkeep & Maintenance£3,507.35 Equipment£1,654.86 League/Cup fees£1,280.00 Referees Fees£2,390.00 Training/Development£1,510.00 Trophies/Prizes£1,969.90 General Administration Costs£332.50 First Aid£10.00 Fines Paid£117.00 Professional Fees£498.95 Website£80.00 Shotgate Project£7,626.05 Total£33,162.40 Current Subs; (2011-12) u/6 = Free u/7 + u/8 Mini = £75 u/9 to u/10 Mini = £95 u/11 to u/17 Youth = £110 Men/Vets = £50 + £3 per player per game As can easily be seen, the subs alone do not cover the clubs annual expenses when special projects are taken into account (such as the much hoped for Shotgate Site facility which will see the club have it’s own “home”). Fund raising through sponsorship and other club events/activities is therefore vital to the clubs future.