2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date 1 Jan 2023 2021 31 Dec 2021 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Lions MMA Hitchin

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1154648 Charity's principal address 50 Wilbury Way Hitchin Hertfordshire Postcode SG4 0TP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Sanjeevan Singh Jan 2015 to present
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Theara
Surtar Singh Jan 2015 to present
2
Bachra
Gurjit Singh Jan 2015 to present
3
Kalirai
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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)

Type of adviser Name 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

Type of governing document

TBC

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

TBC How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee members are invited to attend AGM meetings where they Trustee selection methods provide a brief introduction on how they can add value to Lions (eg. appointed by, elected by) MMA Hitchin and existing trustees will be elected by a majority vote.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

N/A

• 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.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Lions MMA Hitchin wants to provide a platform within the local community for all children who are passionate for the mixed martial arts discipline. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in MMA sessions are held on Saturday morning at Sri Guru Singh its governing document Sabha Gurdwara, Hitchin.

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)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Achievements

Highlight for the year

A continuation of children reaching final stages of tournaments which increases our profile within the sport of MMA and Sikh community.

Feedback from Parents

MMA sessions have improved their children(s):

• Attitude in school

• Overall fitness

• Self-confidence

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Any reserves will be held and used for improving the Lions MMA Hitchin offering. No reserves will be withdrawn for personal use or gain by the trustees.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

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Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

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• 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

N/A

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) Harinder S Natt Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 30 Oct 2024

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