GLOUCESTER RUGBY HEIUTAGE CIO CHARtTY NUMBER 1168980 REPORT AND ACCOLINTS FOR THF. YF.AR F.NDF.D 31 AIICII8T 2023 IIERITAGE
GLOUCESTER RUGBY HF.RAGE CJO CHARITY NUMBER 1168980 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Th¢ Trus9 present theiT report f< the P¢Tiod from I September 2022 to 31 Augu$1 2023. The Trustees durin8 the year were as follows.. M31colrn Jam¢5 King Alfred John Theyers Clive Lawrence Major Christopher Thomas Colli¢r Ridwd Knighi Williams Ronald Eth¢ridg¢ Philip Leslie James Priiehard Chairman Tr¢a5urer Se¢retary Structure. fjoverllD¢t attd The Charity was registered as a CIO on 31 August 2016. The CIO'S offJcia] address is GlOuCeer8hIre Heritage Hub, Alvin StTeet, Gloucester GLI 3DW. The LhaTity has a metnkrship which is open io anyon¢ who is interested in furthering its pi]rix)s¢5. No annu Subscription is charged. The constitution provides for a minimum of six and a MlMuM of twelve trust¢e5. The Constitution gets out ihe p)wtTS of trustees. the tnanneT of apintMtnt. resignation gJLd r¢Tnoval of trusiees, and the procedures and controls which govem the admintsiraiion of the harity. The Trust¢¢5 have most recently been reapp)inied for the followirtg temjs of office.. Malcolm James King I Sept¢Tnber 2022 until 31 August 2025 Alfred John Theye I September 2023 until 31 August 2024 Richard Knight Williams I Sept¢Tnber 2023 until 31 August 2026 Cliv¢ Laence Major I Sepiejnber 2021 until 31 August 2024 Chrisiopher Thomas Collier I September 2021 until 31 August 2024 ROnd Eiheridge 12 DeceTnb¢T 2022 until 31 August 2025 Philip Le51i¢ Jatn¢s Pritchard 21 August 2023 until 31 Augus12026 An addiiional tNstee, Michael Anthony CuTran waselectedatru5tttatthe meeting of I l March 2024, bringing the iOLqI up to eight. Public benefit The trustees of the Gloucester Rugby HeTitag¢ CIO have paid due r¢gard to the Charity Com)55]0,5 guidance on public benefit. The irusiee$ believe thai ihe r¢quirem¢nts of th¢ public benefjt test are being met.
GLOUCESTER RUGBY HERTTAGE CIO CHARITY NUMBER 1168980 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023-eoDt. Risk management The tTUStees periodically teview the operation. fin7xncial, re¥ulaiory, legal and strategic risks aff¢rtlDg the charity- Appropriate Tn¢asuT¢S to mitig* th¢ effts of i(kntifi¢d risks a in place and remain under review. Objtttiye The objwt of the charity is to advanc¢ the education of the public in the history of Gloucester Rugby Club and the part it h3s play¢d in the life of the City of Glouc¢st¢r and the County of Gloucesiershire, by Collectit preservin8 and sharin8 its herita8e. Activities, Aehiewemellts Performance There have been no changes 10 the consiiiuiion of the CIO. During the sixth year of th¢ CIO from Sepiember2022 10 August 2023 there were four formal meeiittgs of the injstees. Existing Injstees re-appN)inted when their temjs of ienure ran out. and iwo new tNstees ere appointed. During the pandemic. meeting5 of the trustees were held on Zoom. but face-tO-fac¢ Tne¢tings resumed during this reporting lOd. Eighi volunteers contribUd 2,019 hours of Ork 10 GRH CIO activities. The majority of these hUU wer¢ expended on two knoks. "Glou¢¢er Rugby.. Th¢ Play¢r5" was publish¢d lowaTds the end of 2022, Some costs defrayed by funding from six sTlS. Cotnplitnentary copies of this txK>k wer¢ don8t¢d to every public library in GloucesteT5hire. Publication of th¢ bcM)k saw a drop indemand forour pviousLksartdOur DVD. Throughout theyear, rtsearchanddrafting of our next book, "150 yea orGlouces Rugby" was underway; the book is scheduied for publication by the end of 2023, and wryll cover both men and women teams. We identified two fier Olouceskrplayers who wcre killcd in WW2 and added their ngrnes to the warmemorial ai Kin8sholm. We received severa] colle£tions of memorabilia, the mosi signifjcani followin8 the death5 of Allan To)send and Andy Mitchell. Erf)th of whom had been leading OtTicers of thc Club. Material eorttinued to be pr(Auced Hnd loaded onto the CJRH w¢bsit¢, includin¥ appmximately 350 P8rd[¢S and 200 tnatch r¢port5. ()UT Tna5siv¢ w¢bsit¢ now compriK4 approximately 10,400 it¢ms. Ov¢r 16,000 I'isiis were made to the website during this r¢portin¥ y¢ar, and multiple visitor comments and queries were followed up. Arti¢l¢sonthe historyoftheclubwere publishedinthe digital match programtne foreveryho]ne rixtUTe. Th¢ Skills of volunteer5 have iKen enhanced in digital syst¢m4 image T¢Storntion attd pr¢s¢ntation of mat¢riaJ on the w¢bsit¢. The relationship 15 expanding with the Gloucester Rugby Foundation, who send reprcsenlative to all meetings of our trustee5. The Foundation use GRH resources in c]ng out their community. welfare and schools activities.
GLOUCESTF.R RUGBY HERITAGE CIO CHARtTY NUMBER 1168980 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FOR THE ITAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023-tont. FUre plans It had been agreed that the CIO would provide th visual and audio display% to fill g room at The Folk. a new rnuseurn in Gloucester. Although displays have been pr¢par¢d, another y¢ar has passed with no progress made towards Jnountin8 them, because The Folk has eonunuing structural and health and safety issues with their grade 2 listed buildin85. The CIO 15 as5i5ting Gloucester Rugby with celebrations to mark the 150 anniv¢rsary of the Club in 2023-24. We plan to develop more access to our maierial on Social media through the Gloucester Rugby Foundation. It 15 planned io resume interviews of former players, which were suspended during the pandemic, since these are one of the most popular features of our website. We will continue to give ts]ks to other orgliSationS including the Gloucester History Fe5tiva]. FinAtiti#l Revlew Reserves TK>licy- the trustee5 aim to retsin a minimum of £2,000 a reserve. The attached accounts show the current stak of the finances which the Trnstees consider to sound. The indepetsdent examiner i5 Miss S.E. BT07 who i5 ¥ Ch¥rt¢r¢d Accountont. On b¢ha]f of ¢ Trust¢¢s Malcolm King, Chairmatl 29 May 2024
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GLOUCFSTER RUGBY HERtTAGE CIO I retx)rt on the CoUnts of the CIO forth¢ yw¢nd¢d 31 August 2023, which ar¢ 5¢t oui on pag¢s 5 10 Respective reJp)Dsibi]ities of Trustee4 #lld The CIO'S Trustres are responsible for th¢ pr¢pargtion of Ihe a¢¢ounis. Th¢ Tru*ees ¢onsider tlwt an audit is not required for thisyear under section 144121 of the Chariti¢s Act 2011 lih¢ Chariii¢s Act) that an Itependent £dMinatiOn is n¢¢d¢d. It is my r¢sFKinsibility .. examin¢ the a¢¢ounis Mnder seciion 145 of the Charities A¢L to follow ihe pr(Kedures laid down in the genernl Directions 8iven by the Charity Commission nder 14515Xbl of thE Charities ACL and srat¢ whthher particularmallers hawe ceme 10 my attention. Basis of Illdtpendent Eximltttr'5 report My exam1TlOn wa5 Cled out in accordance with the genernl Directions given by the Charity Commisston. An examination itteludes a reYi¢¥W of the awountiTrs rerord5 kept by th¢ CIO and a ¢omp#Tison of the aonIS presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual item$ OT di$closures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from th¢ Trust¢¢s ¢oncernin8 3ny su¢h matters. The procedures undertaken do noi provid¢ all lh¢ evid¢ne£ Ihai would be requirwj in an audil and cgnsequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a'true and fair. view aTrd the report is limiied 10 those mattETS out in the statement below. IDdepeDdent Examiner's StAtemeDt In conn¢ciion with my examinatiort, no matter has come to my attention.. which gives me re3s9nabl¢ cause 10 ixlieve Ihai, in any material ]tspe£L the trustees have not met the r4uiremellts'. to k¢¢p propera¢¢ountinSCfjrd5 in aOrde with section 130 ofth¢ Clwities Act,. to prepare ac£ounts whi¢h accord thith the a¢¢ounting records 8nd comply the accounting requirement of the Chari¢ies Act; or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drnwn in order to enable a prop¢r uttd¢rstanding of the aeeounts to b¢ wched. S.E. Brown FCA, CTA 2 Chanc¢1 Way Charhon Kings Chellenham Gloueestrrshir¢ 29 May 2024 GL53 7RR
GLOUCESTER RUGBY HERITAGE CIO CHARITY NUMBER 1168980 REcEivfs AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE ITAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Unr¢51ri£tt41 Re¥tri¢ttd Futtds 2023 Toial 2022 Total Sale ofbooks and DVD5 s)nSOrShip 6.967 6.967 1.00 50 Total rectlpts 6,967 I,oDo 7,967 50D Pwyments W¢b51t¢ H051ing & Maintrnan¢¢ ngrAVinBofComrnemorntive Plaque Photogrdph for"The Players" b(k Photogrdph for website Printing and publicion"Playcr5- bwk 432 86 432 86 432 394 394 35 5.483 35 3.973 Tothl p4ym¢Tr 4.526 1.904 6.430 432 Net Recelptsl (PaymeThts) 2.441 19041 68 Casb l¥t y¢Hr ¢wd 8.491 9J95 9.327 CAsh Fund5 th15 yeartnd 10.932 10,932 9,395
GLOUCFSTER RUGBY HERITACE CIO CHARITY NUMBER 1168980 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 31 AUGUST 2023 UrtritiQd Fnd Restritt Fundy 2023 Ttl 2022 Total Cash FU3 hbk 10.932 10.932 9.395 Tol•l Cash Fund5 10.932 10,932 9.395 Other Monetsry Assets D¢btot5 484 484 484 484 966 Olhtr Assets Stotk of Bth)ks Stock of DVDS 1.980 2,094 47 1.980 Assets Rttsirttd foi Cbtity'5 u5* Cost 500 500 500 500 500 500 For and on behalf of Trustees John Theyers TTea5Ur 29 May 2024
GLOUCESTER RUGBY HERITAGE CIO CHARITY f4VMBER 1168980 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 202J RESTRicfED FUNDS Player Protllu B¢bDk Tot*1 Balance I September 2022 904 Receipts I,DOO 1.904 1,904 PaymenLS 1,904 Bo]ance 31 Allgt2023