## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 April 2023 Period start date To 31 March 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: The Epee Club Charitable Fund** ## **Charity registration number:1159346** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The promotion of the Olympic sport of fencing
through financial assistance.| |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 Charity’s main activity is grant-making and
the provision of financial assistance to promote
the sport of fencing, in particular epee fencing.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Charity Trustees have had regard to the
guidance on public benefit issued by the
Charity Commission when exercising any
powers or duties to which the guidance was
relevant.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|As guided by the constitution| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|As guided by the constitution| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|As guided by the constitution| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|The Charity has confirmed with British
Fencing its continued funding for the Paris
Olympic cycle.
The Charity has continued its work in
providing funding throughout the financial
period to support GB Epee coach
development along with travel expenses for
team coaches to travel to World Cup
events to support our fencers directly.
Alongside this, support was given for
medical and physiological attendance at
World Cup events.
Domestic training camps: equipment, hall
rental etc. was funded in support of our
male and female Junior, Cadet and Senior
fencer preparations.
We have also provided financial support for
GB Junior and Senior team epee entries to
World Cup events.
The charity continued its support for the
Epee Club Cup, thus encouraging the
participation in epee fencing by a wide
range of abilities and ages. (Junior,
seniors, veterans.)
The Charity, has on application, provided a
grant of £1000 to Susanne Seddon-Cow, a
wheelchair fencer, to help in her endeavour
to break into the British Squad of elite
fencers.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |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**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity is in good financial health with
zero liabilities| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity maintains a level of reserves to
service its completion of support for the senior
BF epee team in its quest to qualify for the
2024 Paris Olympics.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|50%| |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)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Epee Club Members The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) As guided by the constitution Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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 by the Epee Club| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Epee Club Charitable Fund| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|ECCF| |Registered charity number|1159346| |Charity’s principal address|58 Blaisdon, Yate, Bristol. BS378TJ| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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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 (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Steven Bateman|||| ||Lawrence Burr|||| ||Rob Brooks|Senior Administrator||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **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)** R. W. Brooks **Full name(s)** Robert William Brooks **Position (eg Secretary,** Administrator, Trustee **Chair, etc)** **Date** 06/08/24 |||**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**The Epee Club Charitable Fund**
**1159346**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01 April 2023
###
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee ee ee ee_~~|**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**The Epee Club Charitable Fund**
**1159346**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01 April 2023
###
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee ee ee ee_~~|**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**The Epee Club Charitable Fund**
**1159346**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01 April 2023
###
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee ee ee ee_~~|**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**The Epee Club Charitable Fund**
**1159346**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01 April 2023
###
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee ee ee ee_~~|**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**The Epee Club Charitable Fund**
**1159346**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01 April 2023
###
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee ee ee ee_~~|**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**The Epee Club Charitable Fund**
**1159346**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01 April 2023
###
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee ee ee ee_~~|**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**The Epee Club Charitable Fund**
**1159346**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01 April 2023
###
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee ee ee ee_~~|**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**The Epee Club Charitable Fund**
**1159346**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01 April 2023
###
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee ee ee ee_~~|**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**The Epee Club Charitable Fund**
**1159346**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
01 April 2023
###
**For the period**
**from**
~~ee ee ee ee_~~| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**| |||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| ||**A1 Receipts**|||||||||| ||Donations|**2,210**||**-**||**-**||**2,210**||**2,210**| ||HMRC Gift Aid|**557**||**-**||**-**||**557**||**556**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**2,767**
_(Gross income for AR)_||**-**||**-**||**2,767**||**2,766**| |**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_ 2,767**
**-**
**-**
**2,767**
**2,766**
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
~~——————~~||||||||||| ||**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||Epee club Cup|**1,000**||**-**||**-**||**1,000**||**1,000**| ||Susanne Seddon-Cow|**1,000**||**-**||**-**||**1,000**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**_Sub total_ 2,000**|||**-**||**-**||**2,000**||**1,000**| |**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total payments_ 2,000**
**-**
**-**
**2,000**
**1,000**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
~~——=——=—=~~| |---| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 767**
**-**
**-**
**767**
**1,766**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 767**
**-**
**-**
**767**
**1,766**
~~===>=~~| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Held at bank
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
R. W. Brooks
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**77,788**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**77,788**
**-**
Agreement Error
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
Print Name
Robert William Brooks
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||R. W. Brooks|Robert William Brooks|8/6/2024| |||||