## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 01/07/2025 **to** 30/06/2026
**Charity name:** Coventry Mercia Club
**Charity registration number:** 1159395
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To create and foster a spirit of understanding
among the peoples of the world.
To promote the principles of good
government and good citizenship.
To take an active interest in the civic,
cultural, social and moral welfare of the
community.
To encourage service-minded people to
serve their community without personal
financial reward, and to encourage efficiency
and promote high ethical standards in
commerce, industry, professions, public
works and private endeavours.|
|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 holds regular fundraising events
aimed at inviting donations to the Trust fund
which can then be distributed to individuals,
groups of people, or other organisations set
up for charitable purposes. These events
also encourage the adoption of the principles
outlined in the charity’s purposes.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees can confirm that they have
acted with due regard to the guidance on
_public benefit_as issued by the Charity
Commission.|
## **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|Through the holding of various fundraising
events across the year, the charity has been
able to attract a significant level of donations
from various people and organisations.
These donations have gone/will go towards
helping those who need the charity’s
support; be it individuals, groups of people,
or other charitable organisations.|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the financial period, the
charity’s reserves had reduced from the
previous year, mainly because of significant
donations being made to other charities.
Income increased during the year, and
reserves were still positive; the charity is in a
strong financial position to continue its
objectives.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Any reserves held are done so in the short-
term, to be used in support of the charity’s
objectives over the coming months.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£834|
|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||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust declaration dated 13 August 2014,
amended 10 September 2024.|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association|
|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|Trustees are nominated and then appointed
by the existing Trustees following due
consideration at a Club meeting|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Coventry Mercia Club|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1159395|
|Charity’s principal address|5 Albany Road
Earlsdon
Coventry
CV5 6JQ|
|Contact telephone number|02476 552220|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Dr Rakesh
Sachdev||||
||Mr Davinder
Prasad||||
||Mr Devinder Singh
Gill||||
– 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 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **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)** Dr Rakesh Sachdev **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Trustee ] **Date** 18/08/2026
Coventry Mercia Club 1159395 **Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** 01/07/2025 **To** 30/06/2026 **from**
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**300**
**3,950**
**11,826**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,076**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**16,076**
**11,882**
**5,840**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,722**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,722**
**- 1,646**
**-**
**2,480**
**834**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**40,722**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40,722**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40,722**
**29,481**
**11,241**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40,722**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**40,722**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**- **
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**41,022**
**3,950**
**11,826**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**56,798**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**56,798**
**41,363**
**17,081**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**58,444**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**58,444**
**- 1,646**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Donationsreceived|**300**|||||**36,300**|
|Incomefromcharity events|**3,950**|||||**10,505**|
|HMRC Gift Aid|**11,826**|||||**2,294**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**16,076**|||||**49,099**|
||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||
|||||||**49,099**|
||||||||
|Donationsmade|**11,882**|||||**32,852**|
|Charity eventexpenditure|**5,840**|||||**24,189**|
||||||||
||||||||
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**17,722**|||||**57,041**|
||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
||**-**||||||
||**-**||||||
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
|||||||**57,041**|
||||||||
||**- 1,646**|**-**|**-**|**- 1,646**||**- 7,942**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**-**|
||**2,480**|**-**|**-**|**2,480**||**10,422**|
||**834**|**-**|**-**|**834**||**2,480**|
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed on behalf of all the trustees by:
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Barclays Bank account
**Details**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**834**
**-**
**-**
**834**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|
|---|---|---|
||Signature|Print Name|
|||Rakesh Sachdev|
|||Devinder Singh Gill|
**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/ members of** Coventry Mercia Club **On accounts for the year Charity no ended** 30 June 2026 **(if any)** 1159395 **Set out on pages** 1-2
**Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.
## It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
- **Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent**
## **examiner's statement**
- In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Date:** 26/08/2026
**Name:** Mr Mohit Dar MSc MBA BSc (Hons) FCCA ACA
1
**IER**
**Relevant professional** ICAEW & ACCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 21 Speedwell Road Birmingham B5 7QA
2
**IER**