Purpose

This report presents an
application for funding under the Council’s Community Funding Programme.  

 

An application to the Community
Fund has been received from Burridge AFC for £1,000 towards the purchase of a
Home and Away kit.

 

Burridge AFC would like to
purchase a Home and Away kit for its newly formed U18 girls’ football team for 15 to 17 year olds. The newly formed team has been promoted
at local schools and colleges to seek new players.

 

The football club was formed in
1989 and has been running successfully for the last 36 years. At present, it
has four teams, one open-age, two veterans and the newly formed U18 girls’ team
which was formed due to high demand. The girls’ team are currently in the
League and are using borrowed kit until their own kit can be purchased.

 

The total cost of this project is
£1,436.20. Burridge AFC is looking for £1,000 from the Community Fund, with the
remaining amount of £436.20 being funded from its reserves.

 

As of 6 October 2025, Burridge
AFC held £6,710.45 in their accounts. In the accounting year 2024/2025 there
was an income of £6,843.79 with expenditure of £17,735.19. There was a high
expenditure last season due to £12,586.50 for tractor repairs as seen in their
submitted accounts.

Decision

RESOLVED that the Executive
Member for Leisure and Community approve the award of £1,000 from the Community
Fund with the following condition:

(a)  the
Home and Away kit must display the Fareham Borough Council logo on it, with
wording to be approved by Council Officers.