2025-03-31-accounts - The Epee Club Charitable Fund

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01 April 2024 Period start date. To 31 March 2025 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.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	As guided by the constitution and relevant Policy documents.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	As guided by the constitution and relevant Policy documents.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	As guided by the constitution and relevant Policy documents.
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 (BF) our continued support up to and beyond the completion of the Paris Olympic cycle (August 2024). A payment of £25,600 was made to British Fencing to conclude the support for the Paris cycle. Some over-run of claims may be expected. 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 and World Cup Entries for Senior Epee Teams in 2024 Following the completion of the Paris Olympic cycle the charity, along with BF, has decided to concentrate its use of funds by focusing our support for British epee fencing on coaching development. This will include domestic training camps - hall rental - coaches and equipment hire. Epee Coach Development Courses (L2-L3, L3– L4). The Charity demonstrated its support for athletes who required hardship funding by making an award of £2000 to Cador Beautyman, whose family circumstances had significantly changed. The outcome of which was Cador was a member of the Junior Men’s Epée team that won the Gold Medal in the Junior Men’s Epée team event at the European Championships in Antalya on Monday 3rd March 2025. The first team in British Fencing history to win a major championship.

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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
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 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 and World Cup Entries for Senior Epee Teams in 2024-25
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	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Epee Club Members
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	As guided by the constitution and relevant Policy documents.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
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

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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	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 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	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

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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

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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) Position (e.g. Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	R. W. Brooks	Lawrence Burr
	Robert William Brooks	Lawrence Burr
	Administrator, Trustee	Trustee
	28/08/2025
	28/08/2025

Charity Name No (if any) The Epee Club Charitable Fund 1159346 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01 April 2024 31 March 2025 ~~rr~~

Section A Receipts and payments

		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Restricted	Endowment funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
		to the nearest £	to the nearest	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
	A1 Receipts
	Donations	2,240		-	-	-	-	2,240	2,210
	HMRC Gift Aid	564		-	-	-	-	564	557
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	*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	2,804		-	-	-	-	2,804	2,767
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 2,804 - - 2,804 2,767 ~~——————~~
	A3 Payments
	Epee Club Cup							-	1,000
	British Fencing	25,600						25,600	-	-
	Mrs S E Beatyman,Hardship grant.	2,000		-	-	-	-	2,000	-	-
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Sub total [ 27,600 ] - - 27,600 1,000

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total [ - ] - - - - ~~—~~ Total payments ~~——=—~~ 27,600 - - 27,600 1,000 Net of receipts/(payments) - 24,796 - - - 24,796 1,767 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - - Cash funds this year end ~~SS~~ - 24,796 - ~~SS~~ - - 24,796 ~~=~~ 1,767

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

28/08/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Signature R. W. Brooks Details Details Held at bank Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 53,113 - - - - - 53,113 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Robert William Brooks	Endowment funds to nearest £
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		Date of approval
R. W. Brooks	Robert William Brooks	12/08/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

28/08/2025