In April 2019, Clapton CFC spent £28,846.42, with the largest costs (£16,318.17) a long expected payment to HM Revenue and Customs for VAT collected on sales of our replica shirts – we can expect another one of around the same amount in May. Other associated costs were £1215.00 for registering for VAT in Spain and what we hope were final payments for production of shirts (£1,120.43).
We also transferred the funds members voted on in March for the legal action currently underway by Life Members. With five games at home in April (including our first international friendly against UE Sant Miquel), we spent £1,232.00 on printing programmes. Advance tickets and coach hire for our triumphant Jim Rogers Presidents Cup victory cost another £1360.00.
Total income in April 2019 was £11,654.13. For the first time in 2019, match day donations from supporters just beat our sales of merchandise.
Expenditure
| VAT payment to HMRC | £16,318.17 |
| Donation to Life Members legal action | £4,000.00 |
| Printing programmes | £1,232.00 |
| Fees for VAT registration in Spain | £1,215.00 |
| Production of replica shirts | £1,120.43 |
| Coach hire | £760.00 |
| Advance tickets from Middlesex League for cup final | £600.00 |
| Professional fees for VAT return | £480.00 |
| New order of scarves | £455.00 |
| Match day security | £446.40 |
| Accommodation for first team in Barcelona | £423.00 |
| Postage for distributing replica shirts | £342.04 |
| Physio | £292.73 |
| Match officials | £240.00 |
| Minibus hire for Hereford Palace game | £218.00 |
| Pennants for visiting teams / overseas visits | £216.25 |
| Players expenses for Barcelona | £129.00 |
| Essex FA - disciplinary fines | £110.00 |
| Banner printing | £66.00 |
| Kit Laundry | £60.00 |
| Food for players | £60.00 |
| Envelopes for membership packs | £22.49 |
| Booking for Forest Gate Festival stall | £21.91 |
| Travel costs | £13.00 |
| White board for match team list | £5.00 |
| TOTAL | £28,846.42 |
Income
| Match day donations | £5,098.86 |
| Merchandise | £4,099.84 |
| Programme sales | £922.00 |
| Tickets for coach to cup final | £750.00 |
| Membership | £510.00 |
| Donations from fundraising film night | £151.20 |
| Standing order donations | £86.00 |
| Other misc donations | £36.23 |
| TOTAL | £11,654.13 |