2023-10-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 1 11 2022 To 31 10 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Titchfield Bridge Club Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1165836 Charity's principal address 3a Hill Head Road Fareham Hampshire Postcode PO14 3JH

The Titchfield Bridge Club

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 (ifany)
	John Wilson
	MandySmith
	Keith Goldie	Chair
	PhilipDownham	Treasurer
	Roger Johnson
	AntonyBlunt	Secretary
	Michael Kempster
	Roz Reid

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

Approved Governing Document and Constitution Type of governing document

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Elected by Members at Annual General Meeting Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

• 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.

Section C Objectives and activities

The advancement of amateur sport by promoting the game of bridge for the benefit of the residents of Titchfield and the surrounding area;

Summary of the objects of the the provision of facilities for the learning, teaching and playing of bridge charity set out in its for the benefit of the residents of Titchfield and the surrounding area and governing document for the benefit of visitors to Titchfield and the surrounding area with the object of improving the conditions of life.

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In 2023, the Charity undertook a full schedule of events and competitions.

The Trustees declare that due regard has been given to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on Public Benefit.

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)

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

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The charity has implemented a full schedule of Bridge competitions including the organisation of fund-raising events for Children-in-Need and Hampshire Air ambulance. Attendance remains significantly lower than that of the pre-pandemic era but new members are still being recruited. However, the Charity remains viable and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

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Section E Financial review

Any reserves of unrestricted funds are available to provide discretionary Brief statement of the funding for projects in support of the Objects of the charity and to provide charity’s policy on reserves a buffer against rising costs.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

• 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

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) John Garth Wilson Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc)

Date 23 June 2024

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CHARITY COMMISSION , FOR E￿LAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner'5 Report TITCHFIELD BRIDGE CLUB 31st OCTOBER 2023 (if any) 1165836 1of2 I rerMNt to ts trustees ￿ my examinati￿ of the aCc￿nts of the above cJarity llhe Trusll f(Y tr￿ year 31;'10 23 Responsibilities and basis of report accounts in acCts)rdan￿ requirements Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). urxler 145 of the 2011 in carryry cxrt my examinaticm, I have f￿k7￿Ed all the a￿A￿ble DireclKns given by the Chanty under se(#ion 145(5Xb) d the Independent examinerfs sLtsment the acrwnts did not comFty ith the requirements (Acoyjnts ar¥J Re￿ts) RegulatxMs 2(X)8 cther than any requirement thal the a(xJ)unts gwe a Irue aThJ fairf vknid) L8 Tr)t a matter wilh the exafftination to attenliM shwld be dra%￿ in this report in ler to enatAe a ur*JerstandYMJ of amjnts to be rethj. 2- ADRIAN FONTES qualifi¢ationls) or body F.C.A. IER Oct 2018

{rf *ry): Address: 7,NETLEY CASTLE NETLEY ABBEY, SOUTHAMPTON S0315FA Se¢tion B Disclosure Onty com ￿ete rf the examinef needs to h￿hINjht matersal matters of con￿rn gU￿Jan￿ ftir exAminers). Glve here brief delails of any items that tho examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018