Rtifoyd Brlge Club Registered Charity 1166225 Report of the Trustees For The Year Ended 30 September 2025 REFERENCE AND ADMIF41rnTIVE DAlls Registered Charity numbtr 1166225 Regl8lered oflke 8 Mattersey Road Sutton4umvLound Rerford NotL$ DN22 8PW Name + Offlee Elert¢d Cvrrefil Keith Abel (Se¢rdaTr) Sandy Fulton David Garsid¢ Ian Maxwell John Rolph {Chair) 'res5a Rolph Julie Staniforth Rogcr SioLk (Trwur¢r) 2018 2017 2019 2019 2020 2018 2019 2022 R¢ryele¢ted Jan 2024 Chair 2017- 2023 Re<lecwi Jan 2023 c0ed July 2018, re-elected Jan 2024 c(opted July 2018. re-ek<tcd Jan 2022 and 2025 Ekted Chair Jan 2023 R¢-elt(%1 JRn 2024 C¢ed Juty 2018, re•e1ted Jan 2022 and 2025 cop1¢d Nuv 2021, re<leded Jan 2IY25 l*dewdeut EumlJ¢r Mr A Me8kin Rivers Edge l.ondon Road Retr1 Notts DN22 7JG STRucfuRE, GOVERNANC£ AND MANAGEMENT Governing doeum¢nt The chari(y is controlled by its Cjoverning tkKument, a Modcl COnltUtion for a Bridge Club incorpord as a CIO affili&trd to the English Bridgc Union and Nottinghath County Bridge As50Ci8tion R¢crultmeDt appolotment of new tru#e F,1ted trustees are tully re5pon5ible for th¢ Club WAX d&y w day ac¢iviti¢s are by a committee omwising MOlY of al] the Truste¢s. Vacancies for Txustees arc advertised 8mon8St 011 members with electio voted up)n #t tk Annual General Meetin All tswttts give th¢it time voluntsTily and re1ve no remuTreNtion oth¢r benefits. Rlsk m8ff#gem¢ut Thc trusl¢es have a dury to ideniify and ffview the risk8 to which the charity is exposed al to ensiire appropriate controls are in place rKovide re&s(wbJe 88ainst frIj and error. The tnLStees have id¢ntifi¢d 00 rnai risks in the year. Club ¢v¢nts are held in premises rented from thc Local Authority and the Club ob5eThres their n&s. Club assets and nKMi and Trust¢¢5 li8bilitie5 are coyered by Jn5uratice arrgnged thrwgh Fnglish Brge Union organis¢d l1¢y.
Re¢ford Bridge Club Rryiitered Ch#rlty 1166225 Report of the TTUSttty For Tbe Year Ended 30 Stptember 2025 OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIFS Objtttlvu and aims To advattce the education of thc 8encral public in bridg¢ in P118T by: (a) Promoting th¢ game of bridge forthe iKnefit of th¢ Tesidents of Ret(¢xd the surriMmdin8 area. (b) The provision of faciliti for the leKn1 and p18ving of bridge for the ben¢fi¢ of the resid¢nL8 of R¢tford and the surToundin8 area with the objext ol improving tkir CODdilions of life. (L) Advancement of am4t¢ur SEK)rt by promoting thc game of Bridge ty providing a venuc for bridge players competin8 in a social competitiv¢ ¢nvirotunent to karn and improve their skills at the 8amc. Activi In plantiing our activities for th¢ year we ke¢p in mind the Chwiry Commi10,8 guidance on public benefxt ai our trttee nKelings, The Club organiza two weekly ¢venin8 ses5ion5 (Tuesday hybrtd afid Thursday RealBridge), which are open players of all standards. It supports 8 qualified teacher and holds a weekly Wedneyday Aftcrnoon Session {Reo17Jridgc) for less Lxperienccd player8 ift particular. The aim 18 to erKourag¢. t¢ath and enhance skills of inexperienced players and new mcmbus and to provide fiwther trnitiing for exried player8 all of whi¢h will improve their Conditio of life. Membcrs of thc club support the B&8salaw Flospic¢ by making Ilon8tiony at one or more &nnual fimdr3ising cv¢nL8, Used playing cards are re8ulaTlv d(MJatcd to a cancer charity. With thc advent of Re81Brid8e the club hay parti¢Apatrd in online bridge ev(S for othLT n&ional chariti such &s Children in Need, with members encouraged to make onlinc donations and iable fees suspended for the session(s) in qutsiion. The Club h&8 sUpWl one or more teams of 8 players in Nottin8ham5hir¢ Counrj, Brid8e Association league 1 som¢ smaller ieams of 4 in th¢ N¢Rtin8hallL8hire C(Mmly and English 13ridg¢ Union National competittorn. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE The Club's ninth year 85 a Resistered Charity was a successful one under the Chairship ofjobn Roiph with as5iSt8nre from Sandy &Ult0 who w&8 ¢le¢ted Vice Chair at the January 2024 AGM. H8ving established RcalBridge for tFre¢ w¢¢kly 8th8iims folknying CoTrid and reuuited new members from different pans of the coim. we continucd to attcl ncw m¢mbaB from diff¢rent are85. ForTner Busbridge member5 cunlinuc io Pay regujarty online on TUClaY and feel settkd within thc club. Our Club membership remained around 95. The hybrid forn]al on a Tuesday nighi CltinueS to work well with 34 tables playing face to face. RealBTidge nUrn have Sometim bcen low w¢ have arowid 6-7 lables on avergge in the hybrid fornr. Our Wethiesday afi¢rn(Mm and Thursday cvening RealBridge seksions have improved by joining forces with other clubs. On a Wednesda). atlrrnoon wc combiticd sessi(ms with Ni)rth Cray Bridge Club and on a ThursdAy night with llLen]bcts from Allendale Brid8¢ CILLb, where the standard of play is a tittle bigber than at Retford. In athlition th¢re been a Friday afternoon collat#)lon with Ke>Trvortb Bridge Club, whi¢h has involved a small number of online pair& All these allianc have been l¢Ve in a spirit of friendly ¢frOP¢fdtion and aPF¢ar to be workTrn8 to the mutual benefit of a]1 C(eme{L Joanne KFng med
Re(foTd Brkjge Club
Regbtered Chrity 1166225
Report of the TTh5tecs
For The Ytr Ended 30 September 2025
on the RBC Commitle¢ to ryr¢s¢nt play¢r¥ who ar¢ not b&8ed in the local aro sadly resigned from this
p)sition and club membership in September.
We continue to trnote F2F Bridge wherever wKsibk •nd have run two Sunday afterno S1&1 events, the
first to accommodate our A(yM And the Send to raise fuDds for th¢ I(al hospice as in previous years. (X
AGM was less well attended that w¢ might hav¢ like4 but we invlted munbcr5 from neighbouring Llubs 10
jotn us for our August charity event and achicv¢d 8+ tsbles. Trophi&% were am'arded at the AGM in January
as usual. In September Doncaster Brid8e Club invited us to lake part in a fricndly t¢am-of
Re¢ford Bridge Cknb R¢gThtsred Charity 1166225 Rep)rt ofthe Trustees For The Yr Ended 30 Sepftmber 2025 The Club sUallY budgds f(K brvak-cv¢n fi8ures fly iM)me/expenditur¢ and this Iw be hieved with a small surplus mainly a result of our online aciivities. Elesmr are sufficient to covcr any costs ofrcpla¢in8 IT quIpmL or the Club's D]ng Ma¢hine, should that nL&&W. Memberlkip Fets and Tble momey Our budg¢tin8 h&8 been held by B&wtlaw Distrirt Cwncil's decision to 411ow a SenioT Litizens, rate for Ihe hir¢ of the Ccntre. This tnakes relativety small .SsiOnS still fuwicially viable. In the light of our relent sm411 ¥ury>lus¢s, we have maintained the chBe for RealBridg¢ swions to £1.20 from Octobcr 2025 and maintained th¢ annual subscrtptÉon at £5. fees comparc very favourably with those of other clubs gnd provide good v41ue for money for our memtrtr3. W¢ offer¢d Iwo fr¢e afternoons of switil bridge during the year {se¢ alK>vc) and this w&8 tlY appreciatcd. We are committed to win8 SwpI funds to promo* Bridg¢ playing1(lY whenever w¢ c. The tru8te¢s djare thal they have approved the Tntstses, ryrt aV sId on behalf of the th4rity'S tnLStees John Rolph Chair Roger Stock
RETFORD BRIDGE CLUB FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR ENDING 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 MrA MEAKIN Accountant
BALANCE SHEET AS AT JO SEvfEIIBER 2025 NOTE 2025 1 FIXED ASSErs 7.00 258.87 CURRENT ASSETS other Oebtors Cash at Bank Current *£count Cambridge and count Bank NatWe8t 35 day nolice account 51.LK) 1.365.S2 15,OCNJ.CKI 3.089.52 19.486.14 58.50 3,522.24 15.000.00 18 580.74 CURRENT LL4BIUTIES RealBridge prepayments by players Unbilled P8y to PLqy fees Unbilled RealBndge fees Membership feos 1¥1 in advance 778.9S 241.rK> 109.44 730.50 235.69 68.88 55.00 Net Current A88ets 18 276.75 17 490.67 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURREKf LIABILITIES 18.283.75 17.749.54 ACCUMVLATED FUNDS Retsined Profft as at 1 October 2024 17.749.53 15,852.49 Surplus{Deficltl for the year 534.22 1.897.04 Retained Profft as at 30 September 2025 18.283.75 17.749.53 ACCOUNTAKfs REPORT I have examined the club books and rewr(Is and In my oplnton the above accounts give 8 true and fair view of the state affairs at the Club at 30 September 2025 and of Ihe ExS of Income for that year end. MrA Meakin Accountant 16 October 2025
RETFORD BRIDGE CLUB INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2026 INCOME RealBridge and Hal games Membership Fees landaie mergéd sessions Cambs & Countl98 Bank Interest Tealcoffee income Grft Aid Refund from HMRC AGM raffle in aid of Retford Hospice North Cray and Wilmington $essn8 NaiWe8t 35 Day nolice Intere8t Donallons 3,361.61 435.00 235.40 756.16 70.00 61.49 116.00 30.00 89.52 33.20 4,371.50 950.00 91.50 441.20 108.15 155.22 10.80 47.00 5,168.38 8 175.37 EXPENDrruRE Rojm Hlre Tuesday Face to Fac8 Statlonery Winter League of Eyht D8preciation Sundry Expense8 Insurance & EBU Affilk8tn ST Running Expenses {IncludiTrJ Bridgewebs and Scorebridge) Pay 2 Play RealBndge fees Sc£ial EvenUAGM Rettsd Hospi frcm AGM rafflo Gratuitias North Cray and Wihnington slwred sessions 779.20 188.00 34.00 251.87 77.89 103.70 141.48 1,315.55 1,078.08 393.38 251.87 41.00 104.70 149.28 1.458.79 1,072.32 275.1)O 136.00 60.00 80.00 58.40 43.20 4,634.16 4,278.33 NET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR 534.22 1,897.04
RETFORD BRIDGE CLUB BALANCE SHEEf AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2025 FIXED ASSETS DEPN FOR ADDMONS IN YB4R Filing Cabinet 2.25 1.25 1.00 Dealing Machine 59.25 58.25 1.00 8ridg8 TalMes 36.87 35.87 Board Sets 3.75 2.75 1.00 Bridge Pas Printer 74.25 73.25 1.00 10.50 1.00 LAPtop 71.00 258.87 251.87 7.00 DepreclatM)n18 cabJl8ted to wylght ¢)ff the cé)St ofth8 a68ets, 1986 re8idual value, over thdr u8efvl lrfe a8 follows.. AJI a8set- 25% Strah1 Ilne {4 yearn) The depreciation methc#l used lor future asset wrchases will be decided by the committee on a case by case basis. Notfr 2 TSRE EIVED IN ADVANCE Most players have depo*ted fvrKls in advan of fu¥9 sessths. totalling £778.95. (2024.. £730.50.) This will reduce the amount Ihey have to pay in 2LY25f28 Membership fees paid Fn advare received thi5 £80 (2024.'£55}