The company runs Jokes FC, a grassroots football club for women, trans, and non-binary people, 18+, in Edinburgh. We aim to provide free, fun and inclusive football. We hold training sessions on Saturday mornings and take part in competitive matches and tournaments. We play in a 6-a-side league each Wednesday and run various social events both for members and for the broader community throughout the year. The 3 directors are supported by a committee of 7 people, who meet monthly and help to organise training, social events, matches, and tournaments; manage social media; and ensure safety and inclusivity. During the financial year, the club has benefited the community in the following ways: - Provided a space where adults can engage in physical activity and pick up new skills free of charge. We held 48 1-hour training sessions on Saturday mornings. - Provided a casual and social approach to playing competitive sport, where no prior footballing experience is required. 50% of our players reported that they had never played any football prior to joining Jokes FC. - Provided an opportunity for people to participate in a group that does not discriminate by ability, age, financial position, cultural background, or sexual orientation. - Expanded attendees to a group of 40 regular, active players. - Took part in 3 competitive tournaments in in Edinburgh and Manchester, and one friendly match in Glasgow. We also entered a 6-a-side league in Edinburgh and played 21 league matches. This gave players the opportunity to try competitive football in a low-stakes environment, where many had not played competitively before. - Through creating and selling scarves and organising a fundraising event, we raised £1428 which we put towards new football equipment, principally footballs and goals, which allowed us to welcome more players to the club. We have attracted a lot of interest from the local community and currently have a waiting list. - Anecdotally, some players report increased confidence and benefits to physical and mental wellbeing. Others report that they enjoy having a stress free, fun, active activity on a Saturday morning and have gained a supportive community.

The company's stakeholders are players that attend Saturday orning football training. We communicate with eachother via a Whatsapp Community. We surveyed the stakeholders in October 2025 by creating a google survey and sending it to the members of the Whatsapp Group. We asked 17 questions, such as "What is your main reason for coming to Jokes FC?", "What have you gained from being part of Jokes FC?", "What would you like to see us spending money on with our fundraising efforts?", "How would you feel about paying a small fee to attend training?", and "Do you have any feedback on how we manage competitive games?" 17 stakholders responded to the survey and we also held an open discussion of the survey results at the AGM in November 2025. As a result of the feedback the following action has been taken: - The majority of stakholders preferred to keep training free, rather than charging a fee, to ensure inclusivity and keep the grassroots effort of the team. Therefore we have not introduced a fee as had been discussed, but rather redoubled fundraising efforts through the creation and sale of svarves and organisation of paid social events with suggested donations. - Some stakeholders wanted to see more training sessions so we added an additional bi-weekly training session. - Most stakeholders wanted to develop football skill and experience. The voluntary coaches responded by taking a more structured approach to training and building sessions around key skill development. We have also broadened opportunities for players to be team captains - rotating team captains at different tournaments and encouraging experienced players to mentor less experienced players. - Stakeholders reported that they wanted us to spend money on equipment for training, so we purchased additional, higher quality goalie gloves and referee whistles and plan to purchase more footballs and goals.

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