## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/02/24 To 31/12/24** **Charity name: The Nottingham Bridge Club** **Charity registration number: 1170537** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1) The advancement of amateur sport by
promoting the game of bridge for the benefit of
the residents of Nottingham and the surrounding
area.
2) The provision of facilities for the learning,
teaching and playing of bridge for the benefit of
the residents of Nottingham and the surrounding
area with the object of improving conditions of life| |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|In planning our activities for the year, the
trustees have kept in mind the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our
trustees’ meetings.
Our focus can be broken down into the following
categories:
• Provide regular sessions at which bridge can be
played thus promoting the game of bridge
• Make the club as welcoming and friendly as
possible to attract more players. The club
provides a destination for bridge players of all
abilities, many of whom are elderly. The club
therefore is a place in the community for social
interaction, as well as allowing for the mental
stimulation (and associated medical benefits) that
bridge has been shown to provide.
• Encourage new players through the provision of
lessons and other educational initiatives.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Confirmed| You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **Additional information (optional)** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The CIO is entirely run by volunteers – both
those serving as trustees and a large
number of people whose contribution
perhaps goes under the radar. The
contribution of all volunteers is greatly
appreciated – without their time and effort
the CIO would not be able to function and
certainly would not be the success it is.| |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|**Face-to-face Play**
We continue to provide face-to-face drives
each week. A total of 254 players took part
in at least one session, compared with 242
last year.
We held two teams of four sessions and one
individual session.
**Online Play**
There was, again, a slight decline in players
taking part in our weekly online drive: 59 this
year compared with 65 last year. However,
the online drive continues to be viable.
This year, we only entered four teams for the
county’s team of eight competition. For some
members, online play has little attraction. For
team captains, there is considerable work in
finding dates where both sides can field
teams. This experience seems not just
confined to our club, as the County
Association has had to extend the
competition to clubs outside the county.| **Teaching** Andrew Scott has continued his beginners courses, with a full subscription to his two classes. In addition, Andrew Scott, Dave Nattrass and Ian Dovey have all provided teaching sessions during the year, returning the fees charged to the club. The Club provides its facilities free-of-charge for teaching and we acknowledge with thanks the corresponding generosity of our teachers. An essential part of our player development is our Wednesday evening supervised play sessions. We are indebted to our enthusiastic and dedicated team who have made these sessions such a success – often with ten tables in the evening. These were originally intended as a transition for beginners moving from Andrew Scott’s lessons to regular drives. However, they have proved to have wider appeal. Players include those who have attended beginners classes elsewhere and those returning to bridge after a long period away from the game. During the year, the team has been introducing Wednesday evening players into our other drives. **Financial Position** Following agreement at the 2024 AGM, accounts have been prepared in a Receipts and Payments format. Income and expenditure are quite closely in line with that of 2023 with two notable exceptions. Planned work on building maintenance and decoration did not take place, so the repairs and renewals figure is much lower than would otherwise have been the case. An initial expenditure of £8,000 had been approved by the trustees. We are in discussion with Nottingham City Council over an invoice for use of the car park, amounting to £5,137.50 at the end of the year. This includes payments during the pandemic, which we had understood to have been waived, and for 2024 when we were unable to secure the car park because the Council failed to repair a damaged gate. Our surplus in 2024 was £13,800 which coincidentally would have covered the planned £8,000 expenditure on the building and, should it be necessary, the Council demand for the car park. The available funds at the end fo 2024 were £56,800. As well as the building wok mentioned above, we are aware of the need to bring the three flats up to EPC C. The club has continued to be generous in the free provision of refreshments to members at special events. We also passed on table fees from all five of our face-to-face drives in support of the Children in Need simultaneous pairs competitions. **Social** We continue to enjoy the benefits of the excellent refreshments provided by our catering team. Our bar operates to provide a social setting for our members rather than a revenue stream. Paul Goodwin is responsive to requests for new drinks to be available and couples this with careful and creative pricing to ensure a good turnover of stock, while generating a suitable cash surplus. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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|No going concern issues. Due to the
ongoing rental income from the flats above
the bridge-playing premises (supported by
reserves), the CIO has sufficient funds to
cover its costs.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As well as holding reserves as a bulwark
against disruption to play, as during the
covid pandemic, we anticipate appreciable
expenditure in maintenance of the building
and redecoration.
Reserves are also maintained as a
safeguard against tenants who fall into
arrears and any necessary refurbishment.
The trustees expect that expenditure will be
required in the coming years to improve the
energy efficiency ratings of the flats.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the end of 2024, there was £56,800 of
available funds.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None.| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**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|The main sources of income are rental
income for the flats on the top floors of the
CIO’s premises and the nominal table
money payable for each session.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Where the CIO has surplus funds, there is
an investment policy which allows for these
funds to be invested on a short term basis,
but at minimal/no risk.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Bridge has a reducing following in the
country and the trustees are mindful of the
need to always be seeking to attract new
entrants to the game.| |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|Election by members| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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 Nottingham Bridge Club| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1170537| |Charity’s principal address|401 Mansfield Road
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andrew Scott|President||| ||David Dunford|Chairman||| ||Jean McKee|Secretary||| ||Phil Gross|Treasurer||| ||Gerard
McCormack|||| ||Stefka Samus|||| ||Susanna Hollins|||| ||Marc Gaudart|||| ||David Treharne|||| ||Paul Goodwin|||| ||Wilfrid Fenwick||To July2024|| ||Margaret Litchfield|||| ||Sheilagh Resnick|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **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 ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Andrew Scott **Full name(s)** David Harold Dunford **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman **Chair, etc)** **Date** ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees** ## **THE NOTTINGHAM BRIDGE CLUB** **On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1170537 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-1** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024 **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed: Date: 23 January 2024 Name: David Beaumont Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** ## **THE NOTTINGHAM BRIDGE CLUB – Registered Charity 1170537 Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024** ## **Receipts and Payments** |**Receipts**|**2,024**|**_2,023_**|**Payments**|**2,024**|**_2,023_**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Flats (gross)|18,480|18,480|Flats (expenses)|3,565|2,643| |Bank interest|264|156|Bank/Square charges|197|192| |CiN donations|300|51|CiN|650|709| |Bar|2,736|2,981|Bar|2,169|2,335| |Subscriptions|2,550|2,450|Utilities/Waste|6,199|6,185| |Face to face|13,163|12,398|EBU|3,511|3,294| |BBO|2,259|2,634|Car Park|868|3,472| |Gift Aid|313|333|Insurance|1,894|1,628| |Other (Note B)|1,200|987|Cleaning|4,493|4,290| |Cashless prepaid|2,155|2,176|Repairs/Renewals|1,655|11,207| ||||Sundries|4,413|4,606| ||||See Note A||455| |**Total Receipts**|**43,420**|**42,645**|**Total Expenditure**|**29,614**|**41,017**| ## **Statement of Assets & Liabilities** ||**2,024**|**_2,023_**| |---|---|---| |Bank accounts at 1 Jan|45,166|43,521| |Cash at 1 Jan|39|56| |Plus uncashed/cleared cheques|0|38| |Less cashless prepayments|2,155|2,176| |Surplus/(deficit)|13,806|1,628| |Cash at 31 Dec|39|39| |Bank accounts at 31 Dec|58,972|45,166| |**Available funds at 31 Dec**|**56,818**|**43,067**| |Bar stock|642|797| |Other assets: 401 Mansfield Road & contents||| |Note A: Purchase of additional tablets||| |Note B 2024:||| |- Room hire £200||| |- Teaching £802.50||| |- Donation £197.50||| **Note: There is an outstanding demand of £5,137.50 for the car park, which is being contested.**