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2022-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date

From 01 April 2021 To 31 March 2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Kendal Bridge Club Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1151223 Charity's principal address Dowkers Lane Kendal Cumbria Postcode LA9 4DN

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Bill Thomson Chairman
Tim Harrison Secretary
**Robert Boyd ** Treasurer
Alan Anderson
Richard Brazier
**Peter Jeffreys ** 01/04/2021 – 06/09/2021
Chris Wilkinson
Andrew Peill From 06/09/2021
Janice Mitchell From 06/09/2021

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Elected at the Annual General Meeting of members. (eg. appointed by, elected by) Appointed by Trustees if vacancies arise during the year.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The advancement of amateur sport by promoting the game of Bridge for the benefit of the residents of Kendal and the surrounding area.

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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)

The provision of facilities for the learning, teaching and playing of Bridge for the benefit of the residents of Kendal and the surrounding area.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

1. The advancement of amateur sport by promoting the game of Bridge for the benefit of the residents of Kendal and the surrounding area.

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2. The provision of facilities for the learning, teaching and playing of Bridge for the benefit of the residents of Kendal and the surrounding area.

We do not make grants.

Monies are held in two bank accounts to minimise default risks.

All the work has been carried out by volunteers without whom the Charity could not function.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

In planning our activities for the year, we kept in mind the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit at our Trustees meetings. The main emphasis is on providing facilities to play bridge on four sessions per week. On-line bridge for members has been put in place to allow our members to play from home in members-only events. Our one hundred and seventy members are of all abilities and cover a wide age range.

Because of our on-line competitions a number of ex-members who have left the area rejoined to become involved again. Members of other clubs in the area joined us to take advantage of our set-up. Some members (about 1/3) did not take part in the on-line events, and although their return to the tables, when Face-to-Face bridge became available again, has been supported and encouraged, attendance is low.

We are still running on-line sessions, since some members are unwilling to return to F2F, or have become comfortable playing online.

Face-to-Face matches with other clubs will be restarted when it becomes possible.

Bridge teaching has been resumed with 2 classes now being run. One of them will be moving on to the Tuesday session.

Many members have done so much work in running the on-line system and F2F club events very efficiently. Dedication and teamwork is well demonstrated by a large number of members delivering a slick, impressive system for the club.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Our reserves policy requires us to hold a reserve of £10,000 to meet ongoing Club requirements, with the rest held to meet our obligations to maintain our new extension of the premises. Receipts are held in two bank accounts to minimise default risks.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Collection of annual membership subscriptions was restored in spring 2022 after we began to use our premises for face-to-face bridge. Individual ‘table money’ was charged for each face-to-face and online session provided by the Club.

The main items of expenditure were fees to the English Bridge Union and to the providers of online Bridge facilities that the Club has used, Bridge Base Online and RealBridge.

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) Bill Thomson Full name(s) William Barclay Thomson Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman etc) Date 11/05/2022

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