NOVEMBER 2020
In November 2020, the club spent a total of £21,059.41. By far the largest part of this expenditure was £19,132.99 on a range of new merchandise including scarves, hoodies, hats and prints.
In reporting the club’s expenditure, VAT is listed separately, In November, we collected £904.42 from the sales of our merchandise but we can claim back £2,691.74 from VAT added to purchases we have made, so are owed a refund of £1,787.32.
Our income in November 2020 was £9,435.76. This includes merchandise sales of £6,986.52 (£7,281.58 less PayPal and SumUp fees of 295.06),donations from Young Tons sessions (£538.36), monthly direct debit donations (£84.88)and other donations totalling £387.87.
The second national coronavirus lockdown this month meant there was only one game played, by the Women’s First Team on 1 November, which brought in match day donations of £102.29 (£113 less £10.71 PayPal fees)
In November we also received membership fees totalling £1,335.84 (£1407 less PayPal fees of £71.16) and this month saw the club reach 1500 active members. With 1202 new subscriptions or renewals so far this year, the club is only 130 members off matching the whole of last year’s total, with seven months to go.
CLAPTON AGAINST CORONA HARDSHIP FUND
In November 2020, the income and spending for the Hardship Fund was:
| Donations received for CCFC supporters | £756.59 |
| Payments made from Hardship Fund | £1,390.00 |
In total, £11,202.77has been received and £10,095.00 has been paid out so far from the Hardship Fund from March to the end of November,
The club’s full income and expenditure for November 2020 is as follows:
INCOME
| Merchandise | £6,986.52 |
| Membership * | £1,335.84 |
| Match day donations | |
| Women’s First Team ** | £102.29 |
| Monthly direct debit donations *** | £84.88 |
| Donations for Young Tons sessions | £538.36 |
| Other income | £387.87 |
| £9,435.76 |
*After £71.16 fees
** After £10.71 fees
*** After £3.12 fees
EXPENDITURE
| Communications Committee | |
| Merchandise production costs | £19,132.99 |
| Postage | £334.37 |
| Printing programmes | £40.00 |
| PayPal fees on merchandise sales | £294.47 |
| SumUp fees on merchandise sales | £0.59 |
| Online store costs | £3.49 |
| £19,805.91 | |
| Finance Committee | |
| Accounting software | £25.50 |
| League Liaison Committee | |
| Disciplinary fines | £12.00 |
| Young Tons Under 8s team registration | £47.00 |
| £59.00 | |
| Matchday Committee | |
| Cable ties | £2.99 |
| Membership Committee | |
| Printing additional membership cards | £155.18 |
| Men’s Development Committee | |
| Equipment costs | £257.75 |
| Kit purchase | £48.00 |
| Pitch hire | £50.00 |
| £355.75 | |
| Men’s First Team Committee | |
| Kit laundry | £33.00 |
| Women’s First Team Committee | |
| Kit laundry | £40.00 |
| Coaching costs | £460.00 |
| Matchday officials | £99.00 |
| £599.00 | |
| Young Tons Committee | |
| U8s kitbags | £23.08 |
| TOTAL | £21,059.41 |
THE OLD SPOTTED DOG GROUND
Expenditure on our new home is now managed by the Old Spotted Dog Ground Trust (OSDGT), the subsidiary company we set up. However, like the club, spending will appear on the OSDGT website and for transparency, here are the figures for November 2020:
INCOME
| Donations | £36.60 |
EXPENDITURE
| Pitch repair work | £8,140.00 |
| Grounds equipment | £2,474.64 |
| Plumbing of clubhouse | £580.00 |
| Materials for clubhouse repairs | £433.09 |
| Electrical inspection survey | £360.00 |
| Materials for roof repairs | £331.50 |
| Skip hire | £240.00 |
| Refreshments | £10.82 |
| Transport costs | £22.92 |
| Cleaning products | £14.56 |
| Loan repayment for purchase of the ground | £1,108.69 |
| £13,716.22 |