## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From: 1[st] June 2024 To: 31[st] May 2025**
## **Charity name: Plymouth Basketball Club**
## **Charity registration number: 1103252**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The promotion of community participation in
healthy recreation for the benefit of the
inhabitants
of
Plymouth,
Devon,
and
Cornwall by the provision of facilities for
playing basketball.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The main activities of the charity are fund
raising and the provision of volunteers to run
a local, regional and national league
basketball programme. The programme is
open to all regardless of age, ability, gender
or race.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In planning our activities for the season we
kept in mind the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit at our trustee
meetings. This was discussed at our AGM.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
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|Policy on social investment||
|including program related||
|investment||
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|Contribution made by||
|volunteers||
|Other||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|This year the club continued to run junior
national league teams, regional teams and
central venue.
We have also included an u10 team in the
Plymouth u10 league and look forward to
helping to develop their skills.|
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You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity posted a small deficit for the
season, but carried a significant surplus
from the season affected by COVID. We
have been able to use this surplus in player
development and tournaments.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|A reserve is maintained throughout the
charity’s
financial
year
to
meet
the
contractual notice period for its annual court
hire.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£6,000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Principal source of fundraising is from
players and parents by way of donations.
Sponsorship and donations are also sought
for events, kit and equipment.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Declaration of trust|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed annually by committee|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Plymouth Basketball Club|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1103252|
|Charity’s principal address|133 Compton Avenue
Plymouth
PL3 5DE|
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||Rebecca Spurrier|Secretary|||
||Steve Spurrier|Chairman|||
||Samuel Stubbs|Welfare Officer|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Joseph Bentley ~~es~~ **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** ~~e~~[Treasurer ] ~~e~~ **Date** 06/03/2026 ~~Pp~~
|**Income and Expenditure Account**|Charity no. 1103252|Charity no. 1103252|||
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|**Financial Year to 31 May 2025**||**2025**||**2024**|
|**Game & Practice Income**|||||
|Game Fee Contributions|7,484||5,519||
|Practice Fee Contributions|22,560||19,643||
|||30,044||25,161|
|**Match & Training Expenses**|||||
|Basketball England Team Entry|(650)||(361)||
|Basketball England Coach Registration|(460)||(282)||
|Local League Costs|(780)||(660)||
|Court Hire|(19,039)||(20,386)||
|Tournaments|(6,942)||(6,325)||
|Minibus|(3,624)||(2,758)||
|Fuel|(1,433)||(978)||
|Officials|(2,684)||(2,480)||
|||(35,612)||(34,230)|
|**Match & Training Surplus/(Deficit)**||(5,568)||(9,068)|
|**Other Income**|||||
|Sponsorship & Donations|1,595||4,355||
|Summer League|5,261||5,500||
|Gift Aid|-||721||
|Raffle|2,942||3,916||
|Tuck Shop|1,111||(13)||
|Bank Interest|90||113||
|||11,000||14,591|
|**Other Expenses**|||||
|Equipment|(3,757)||(4,329)||
|Training & Development|(1,389)||(879)||
|Postage, Stationery|(538)||(564)||
|Bank Charges|(1,325)||(1,373)||
|Presentation Evening & Trophies|(864)||(373)||
|DBS Checks|(203)||(94)||
|||(8,075)||(7,612)|
|**Other Activities Surplus/(Deficit)**||2,924||6,979|
|**Net Surplus/(Deficit)**||(2,643)||(2,089)|
The accounts for financial year 2024/25 were reviewed by Christopher Sweeten FCCA (3260941) and found to give true and fair view of Plymouth Basketball Club’s activities in that period.