**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** **From** Period start date Period start date Period end date 1 10 2024 30 09 2025 **To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Bury Tandem Club for Blind and Partially Sighted People **Other names charity is known by** Bury Tandem Club **Registered charity number (if any)** 1017270 **Charity's principal address** 7 Rowan Court Bolton **Postcode BL1 7SL** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Alan Mayer|Chair||| ||Martin Doxsey|Treasurer||| ||Alex Allen|Secretary|From 11/3/2025|| ||Bill Comer|MembershipSecretary||| ||Steven Cooper|||| ||LesleyBest|||| ||David Rhead||From 6/7/2024|| ||Nazia Aslam||To September 2025|| ||Laura Whittaker||To December 2024|| ||Mark Holme||To May2025|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Unincorporated association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Election at AGM Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** The objectives of The Club are to provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation and, in particular, the provision of **Summary of the objects of the** tandem cycling facilities in the interests of social welfare for visually **charity set out in its** impaired people in Bury and the surrounding area, with the aim of **governing document** improving the quality of life of people who have a visual impairment March **2012** **TAR** 2 The main activity of the Club is a weekly tandem ride of 30-60 miles which takes place every Sunday starting at 9.30am from the Club workshop. These are challenging rides available for blind and visually impaired riders who can travel to the workshop for the start of the weekly rides. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, and we believe we address both the “benefit” and the “public” aspects of “public benefit” **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 ## Section D Achievements and performance The Club has continued to organise regular Sunday rides through **Summary of the main** the last year with only a small number unable to take place **achievements of the charity** because of adverse and/or unsafe weather conditions. The rides **during the year** benefit around 8 partially sighted stokers who ride on the rear of the tandem and 20 sighted pilots who ride on the front. All the riders talk of the enjoyment they derive from the rides with pilots in particular describing it as a life-changing activity. The activity delivers benefits for their physical and mental health as well as being a welcome social activity. The pilots would maintain that they derive similar benefits. The Club has also appeared in local news, printed and broadcast, raising awareness among the public in general of the needs, challenges and achievements of visually impaired people. The Club has members from Bury and the surrounding area and some who travel to the weekly rides from as far as Stockport. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** We are reliant on grants to maintain our financial viability. By their very nature, these are irregular and some grant making bodies will not award grants to charities with too large a bank balance. The main financial risk to the charity is a sustained lack of success in applying for grants combined with reduced donations. Reserves are held to cover at least 12 months operational costs to allow time for fundraising and grant applications. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** N/A ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** **Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **2024-2025** |**2024-2025**|| |---|---| |**INCOME**
Donation from Garl Foundation
Tandem insurance claim
Sponsorship raised from MANC100 sponsored ride
Sponsorship from Drew Brady/SockShop
Bank interest
Payments for Club Tops
Donation - Xmas trees
Donations - Paul Eden
Donations - D&L Charity
Fundraising by Laura Whitaker
Miscellaneous donations
Bike parts refund
Stokers’ donations
Presidents ride payments/AGM Buffet
Donations - JustGiving
Miscellaneous income
Donation from Stockport Ladies Group
**EXPENDITURE**
Purchase of new tandems
Mechanic's salary
Insurance premium
Bike parts
New club tops
Income tax
One off bills ( e.g. toilet consumables)
Manchester 100 Registration
Bike cleaning
Energy
Presidents ride/AGM buffet
New website
Committee meeting room hire
Electrical installation check
New heating and lighting for workshop
New website
**FUNDS IN BANK ACCOUNTS**
30/09/2024
**30/09/2025**|2023-2024
**2024-2025**
**£9,500.00**
**£4,575.00**
£413.74
**£4,057.21**
£5,000.00
**£2,500.00**
£613.80
**£904.98**
**£836.00**
£586.43
**£739.09**
**£563.06**
**£500.00**
**£500.00**
£817.20
**£415.43**
**£277.95**
£298.00
**£243.00**
£196.00
**£120.00**
£645.87
**£97.80**
**£50.00**
£700.00| ||£9,271.04
**£25,879.52**| ||£6,953.00
**£7,998.00**
£3,000.00
**£3,000.00**
£1,499.42
**£1,892.88**
£2,160.70
**£1,739.78**
**£1,452.48**
£750.00
**£750.00**
£295.72
**£622.58**
**£404.60**
£425.00
**£315.00**
£505.47
**£286.26**
£81.25
**£140.00**
**£120.00**
£135.00
£48.00
£1,536.90
£250.00| ||£15,805.56
**£18,721.58**| ||£22,000.40
**£29,158.34**| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report R•port to the tru8t•• BURY TANDEM CLUB FOR BLIND & PARTIALLY SIGHTED PEOPLE SEPTEMBER 2025 Ch•rfty no (K wry) 1017270 3- TOTAL INCOME £25,880 TOTAL EXPENSES £18,722 JI addrt,fJnal