**Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
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Period start date Period end date 01 10 2023 30 09 2024
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Aspire Amateur Boxing Club **Other names charity is known by** 1170735 **Charity's principal address** 14 Marsh View Eckington Sheffield **Postcode S21 4EL** ~~—~~
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1170735
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Stephen Hartley Chairperson 2 Ronny Tucker Vice Chairperson 3 Sharon Holford 4 Tracy Tucker 5 Cecilie Heslop 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~Oe~~ **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**
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
Constitution
Association
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointment
- (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.
Our governing body is England boxing therefore we are governed by their policies and procedures; this includes safeguarding policies. All the coaching staff must attend safeguarding courses as well as up to date first aid courses. All the trustees are familiar with the policies that are st by the governing body, England Boxing.
Membership of the club is open to male and females from the aged of eight between. The coaches are responsible for the coaching and other activities; however, the trustees oversee the day to day running of the Club. The trustees and coaches seek the views of members, and from the parents of the younger members. The club’s coaches plan the gym sessions.
- There is a child protection policy in place. We have recently added a policy for vulnerable adults. Criminal Records Bureau checks are conducted on all coaches and volunteers prior to them being a part of the club.
Everyone who helps at the club are volunteers; two of the coaches are former Aspire boxers. One of the female coaches is a former member who used to come down to keep fit.
Without the commitment from the volunteers, Aspire Boxing Club would not be able to run, therefore we are grateful to everyone involved for the time that they give to the club.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR AMATEUR BOXING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY USING BOXING AND ITS TRAINING AND TECHNIQUES AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND FITNESS AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO MAKE HEALTHY LIFE CHOICES.
Our aim is to ensure that we have a facility that ensures enjoyment and fitness for all, aiming to ensure that each member can achieve their personal best.
The main activities are boxing and fitness, we do not just teach young people about boxing. We teach healthy living and healthy eating. We discuss dangers of carrying knives and the negative aspects of gang activity. The purpose of the club is to give members as sense of pride and the tools to enable them to have positive aspirations. We promote healthy living and reduce crime/antisocial behaviour, using sport. The club was established in 1990, currently based in the Woodseats area of Sheffield. Our members are from the local area plus the surrounding areas. We strongly believe that sport can contribute to reducing crime and contributes to community safety. The club has a strong believe that sport reduces the risk factors associated with crime. The club provides diversionary activities that enables young people to stay safe, healthy and enables young people to make choices that are beneficial to their future. The club provides disadvantaged and vulnerable young people an opportunity to take part in positive activities.
The school where we were based informed us where we were based that **Summary of the main** they needed our building back, since there has been an increase in **activities undertaken for the** school exclusions and they needed the building for a base for excluded **public benefit in relation to** children. **these objects (include within this section the statutory** We did put a good argument to the school; this included a petition that **declaration that trustees have** was signed by over 1,000 people. We had backing from boxing promoter **had regard to the guidance** Eddie Hearn, who personally visited the gym to offer his support. Former **issued by the Charity** world boxing champion Johnny Nelson also offered his support as did **Commission on public** former Olympian Tessa Sanderson. Despite the level of support and the **benefit)** obvious benefits to the young people, which included a reduction of school exclusions, we lost the fight to save the club.
Fortunately, the trustees, coaches, members, and parents are still committed, and we are collaborating closely with the council to enable us to secure new premises. Once this is sorted, we will be able to resume the work that we have done in the past.
The council have found a gym for us however we cannot move in until repairs have been completed, and the lease has been drawn up and signed. Because we are sharing a gym, the young people are now paying subscriptions to the other gym. We have seen decrease in membership since we moved, the feedback from the members is that they are unable to attend due to, the cost of getting to the gym and the fact that they must pay to use the gym.
Our Women Aspire together programme that is very successful has been put on hold due to the fact that the gym that we are sharing does not open at the weekends and there isn’t the capacity for these sessions to run in the week, I would however envisage that members would have the same difficulties i.e. cost of travel and subscriptions. The women who
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attended have said that they attend this gym because they cannot afford conventional gyms plus some said that they did not feel comfortable in conventional gyms. We have created a walking group to enable the women to still enjoy some sort of physical fitness.
We have often said that the barrier to engagement is often cost, with the cost of living and fuel poverty it is difficult for people to find extra finance to attend the gym. With this is mind we are looking at ways as to how we can still have a free facility when we move into our new premises.
We are currently sharing a gym until we move into our own gym. The council have found a gym for us however we cannot move in until repairs have been completed, and the lease has been drawn up and signed.
We still collaborate closely with partner agencies i.e. police, youth justice service. We have forged a remarkably close working relationship with the Element Society which is a youth service in Sheffield. In face we are currently making plans to take twenty-eight young people and some parents on a residential trip to Edale. The youngest members will be 8 years of age. We have seen a reduction in the numbers who want to join the gym, the new building is in the Basegreen area of Sheffield, we envisage that membership will exceed what we have had in the past due to the location.
We have been unable to take referrals from other agencies, again this will resume once we move to our own premises.
The trustees have read the guidance re the main activities, how we will deliver them and the benefit to the local community and members of the club.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
Aspire Boxing Club continues to be run by volunteers who give up their time to help others. We are grateful for the many hours volunteers spend, not only at the gym, but they also get involved in other activities such as competitions, this often involves being away from home and families.
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
Prior to being told that we needed to leave our premises, we saw an **Summary of the main** increase in female participants. The Women Aspie together sessions had **achievements of the charity** increased. Due to demand, we lowered our age group to eight. **during the year** We still received positive feedback from participants and parents. Who were integral in our talks with councillors and council members. Female who boxed in competition has decreased however males have increased.
|Prior to receiving notice to leave, we had|
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Improved people’s physical health and mental health and|
|well being|
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Promoted enhancement in education and lifelong learning|
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Promoted community cohesion|
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Worked with other agencies to help combat crime.|
|We have had to reduce our times of opening as we are currently|
|sharing a gym, and the opening times are not within our control.|
|Young people have still competed in competitions around the country,|
|however we are limited regarding the other work that we used to|
|undertake, such as knife crime workshops, Female only sessions, due to|
|us not having our own designated space.|
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## **Section E Financial review**
Our accounts are show we have unrestricted funds. The main financial **Brief statement of the** risk to the charity would be a loss of income, i.e. shows that we promote **charity’s policy on reserves** to rais funds or grant applications.
**Details of any funds materially** Not Applicable **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
Our main source of funding is still from the shows that we promote. As You **may choose** to include mentioned earlier we have an increase in females in the gym. additional information, where Competition can be scares therefore we need to look at other relevant about: competitions in Ireland and Sweden. Clearly this will be an additional cost • the charity’s principal to the club, therefore we will have to look at alternatives ways to raise sources of funds (including funds. 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**
Aspire Boxing Club is a friendly inclusive club that is run by volunteers. The club has been running for 29 years and we pride ourselves on the fact that we have managed to steer several young people away from a life of crime. We collaborate with partner agencies to enable us to receive referrals. We inspire young people, and we collaborate with parents and schools to ensure that the young people are kept on the right path.
## **Future Plans**
Continue to collaborate with the council to enable us to set a date to move into our own building.
We are hoping to be in our own premises in September, looking at the feedback that we have had from the area where our new premises will be, we envisage that membership will increase.
Once we move, we will be able to resume the Women Aspire Together Program
Patents have been integral in our discussions with the council to find new premises, we will continue to collaborate with parents and keep them updated on changes/progress.
We will build on our relationship with the Element Society youth service, we have done some good partnership work with them, and we aim to continue doing this.
Once we move, we ill arrange an open day and invite the local councillors, police, and the community so they can see what we do and what we offer.
We will publicise what we do in local community social media etc.
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## **Section G Declaration** ~~a~~
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Ronny Tucker ~~ee~~ **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Vice Chair **etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** 28 May 2025 ~~PO~~
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## **Income and Expenditure Budget**
## ASPIRE ABC
|ASPIRE ABC||||||
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|October 1st 2023 September 30th 2024||||||
|**Income**||**Expenditure**|**Amount**|**Cheque**|**Date**|
||Date|||||
|Brought Forward|£32,741.65 01.10.23|Post Office Rent|£750.00|101413|02.10.23|
|SCC Creditor|£2,000.00 05.01.24|AON Gym Insurance|£406.31|101414|06.10.23|
|Show|£1,446.00 21.03.24|Bank Charges|£5.00||21.10.23|
|SCC Creditor|£1,000.00 22.03.24|Yorkshire ABA|£50.00|101415|27.10.23|
|SYCF|£4,920.00 17.05.24|Ergo Kit|£48.00|101416|31.10.23|
|SCC Creditor|£920.00 28.05.24|Bank Charges|£5.80||21.11.23|
|||Print Room|£36.00|101417|02.11.23|
|||Yorkshire ABA|£50.00|101418|03.12.23|
|||Yorkshire ABA|£5.00|101419|05.12.23|
|||Bank Charges|£6.20||21.12.23|
|||Beighton Welfare|£600.00|101420|16.12.23|
|||Ergo Kit|£66.00|101421|03.01.24|
|||Post Office Rent|£750.00|101422|03.01.24|
|||Bank Charges|£6.20||21.01.24|
|||Bank Charges|£5.20||21.02.24|
|||Bank Charges|£5.00||29.02.24|
|||Clubs for Young People|£75.00|101423|19.03.24|
|||Bank Charges|£5.00||21.03.24|
|||Bank Charges|£11.18||21.04.24|
|||London Hearts (Defibrilator)|£668.00|101424|03.06.24|
|||Bank Charges|£5.00||21.05.24|
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£43,027.65 £3,558.89 £39,468.76
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