**Oswestry Team Tennis Annual Report to 30[th] September 2020** 

Charity’s Registration Number 1112609 

Name of Trustees – Clive Knight, Stephen Welti, Helen Shiel Hugh Roberts 

## Structure 

- OTT as well as being a charity is also an LTA affiliated tennis club, which is its governing body. It pays an annual fee to the LTA to be a member club. 

- The club has key positions apart from Trustees including Chairman/Secretary, Treasurer and Safeguarding Officer. The club has a Parents Group which meets approximately every two months to assist the club management process. 

- An AGM was held in March 2021 to consider and approve the accounts etc. 

- Trustees are recruited through knowledge of the individual and their capabilities, and subsequent discussion with the individual to explain the role and responsibilities. 

- The club has an open policy on its membership with juniors a priority. Membership fees are kept at an affordable level to encourage take up. 

- The club continues to work closely with Oswestry Town Council to manage the site and promote its activities 

Activities and Objectives during the year to 30th[t] September 2020 

Our club’s mission statement has continued in line with its original aims set in 2004:- 

“The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for playing tennis for young people.” 

Whilst delivery has been inevitably limited through the year due to the pandemic, the club has continued as best it can to provide as much tennis activity as possible in the circumstances. Many thanks go to Tennis2You for providing the coaching on offer. 

In 2019/20 we achieved a very healthy 182 membership, the majority being juniors. Providing a healthy and enjoyable activity within the town centre for predominantly young people has helped them to learn about a new skill as well as socialising and improving their wellbeing on and off court. 

The provision of a clubhouse on site for its membership has been a key aim since 2017, when the Town Council / Cae Glas Park Charity approved OTT to put together a feasibility study on converting a disused workshop adjacent to the tennis courts to a clubhouse. Progress has unfortunately been slow for various reasons, but the feasibility study is coming together for presentation to the Town Council / Cae Glas Park Charity later this spring. 

## Financial Review 

The charity made a surplus of £2567 in its revenue account – (£1,627 in 2018/19), from its normal day to day running of the club, whilst membership fees reached £4535 compared to £3855 in 2018/19. Membership fees were frozen for 2020/21 because of the pandemic, and a refund of 25% offered to members renewing because of the enforced unavailability of the courts. There were no debts outstanding to the club at the year end. 

Very importantly £20,000 was put into our Clubhouse Fund as a result of a legacy from Mike Markham’s will who was our Head Tennis Coach since its inception.   This was a remarkable gesture from Mike who was well aware of how important providing a clubhouse for its members is to OTT. 

This completes the Trustees Annual report for 2019/20. 

## Trustees 

Clive Knight, Stephen Welti, Helen Shiel, Hugh Roberts. 

## 2.03.2021 



Balance Sheet
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3010912020
General fund brought forward
Less transfer to Clubhouse Fund
Less transfer to Resurfacin8 Fund
write off site development Costs Note 4
General fund ba18nce
Surplu5 lor the year
as per Revenue Account
General Fund carried forward
Court Resurfacin8 Fund
Note I
Clubhouse Fund
Note 2
Bonfire Fund
Clothln8 Fund
Creditors
Prepayments
Membership fees
16053
-80(KI
-iO(N)
-3909
3144
4771
3771
2567
1627
4771
6338
2979
20142
3307
40112
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300
631
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500
893
976
1914
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30,261
52902
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8arclays Bank account
TSB Savings account
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387
4109
25,765
5589
7032
40281
52902
30261
Note l- Court resurfacin8 Fund
Bal b/f 1.10.2018
Trf frorn Gen Reserve 2018119
les5 C05t5 incurred for ners/benches / car park
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2008
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2979
2979
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-672
3307
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8a1 blf 1.10.2018
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DPA LTD Prof fees
mike rnarkham legacy
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11647
8000
265
20142
279
281
-600
130
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20142
40102.2
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300
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