In May 2019, Clapton CFC spent £24,333.30 and donated an additional £1,212.14 to FC Roast (half the entrance donations for our game against them on 11 May).
We also gave £187.64 each to the Laylac Center, a youth centre in Bethlehem, for their library and to Different Strokes, a charity that supports to younger stroke survivors in the UK.
Our largest cost (£16,318) for the second month in a row was payment to HM Revenue and Customs for VAT collected on sales of our replica shirts. Other associated costs were payments for production of shirts (£3,450.41) and for posting them out (£139.38).
In May, the other large cost was for flights for sending a 19-strong men’s first team squad to Berlin for their game against Roter Stern Leipzig on 10 August.
Total income in May 2019 was £7,856.93.
Expenditure
| VAT payment to HMRC | £16,318.00 |
| Payment for shirt production | £3,450.41 |
| Flights for men's first team to Berlin, Aug 2019 | £2,108.12 |
| Printing programmes | £692.00 |
| Physio | £170.00 |
| Matchday security | £316.40 |
| Postage for merchandise | £139.38 |
| Match officials | £136.00 |
| Players end-of-season awards | £129.00 |
| Kit laundry | £126.00 |
| Food for players | £110.00 |
| Insurance renewal | £108.00 |
| Members certificates | £104.40 |
| Display materials for final league game | £96.24 |
| Banner for Community Outreach | £89.99 |
| Mascots t-shirts for Clapton Legends game | £65.40 |
| Hospitality for visitors from Paris | £45.10 |
| Travel | £40.71 |
| Essex FA hearing fee | £33.75 |
| Payment of disciplinary fines | £30.00 |
| Storage boxes | £24.00 |
| TOTAL | £24,333.30 |
Income
| Match day donations | £3,195.35 |
| Merchandise | £2,669.66 |
| Membership | £1,324.52 |
| Programme advertisement | £240.00 |
| Programme sales | £200.00 |
| Standing order donations | £84.40 |
| Anagram Record Trophy losers bonus | £75.00 |
| Other misc donations | £68.00 |
| TOTAL | £7,856.93 |