The Ring Amateur Boxing Club
## Annual Report & Financial Statement Year ending 01 April 2025
Charity Number 1174640
Company Number 10870651
## **Trustee Report**
The trustees of The Ring Amateur Boxing Club, registered as a charity on 14 September 2017, present their annual report and accounting statement for the period ending 1 April 2025. The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
## **Registered office**
75 Jubilee Court Hazel Hill Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9QR
## **Our Purpose**
The Ring Amateur Boxing Club (ABC), based in Bracknell, Berkshire aims to serve the local community by helping people from all walks of life, age and ability to reap benefits of physical and mental wellbeing through the provision of facilities and training for boxing.
Established in 2013 by ex-amateur boxer, Darren Taylor, the boxing club remains the only club of its type in Bracknell, and is affiliated with England Boxing.
Boxing builds confidence and enhances social skills with the camaraderie that comes from team work, making new friends with likeminded people who love the sport, and learning new skills. We see self-discipline grow as members learn & adhere to club rules, boxing technique and etiquette - all underpinned by building a community spirit, keeping the kids off the streets and providing a safe environment for everyone who wants to learn to box. Everyone is welcome.
## **Our objective**
Under 18s boxing training and competitive boxing will always be at the heart of the club and our objective is to continue to build on our community of 600+ registered members, and offer a safe and controlled environment to learn/grow in the healthy recreation and advancement of the amateur sport of boxing in Bracknell and the surrounding areas, with a team of experienced coaches and volunteers who mentor and train those who attend.
The benefits of boxing have long been advocated and The Ring ABC offers a safe environment to learn & train.
All club activities are run by volunteers.
## **Year Review**
## _**Boxing competitions:-**_
- Club Competitions - Southampton / Epsom / Hodbox / Walsall / Didcot / Trowbridge/ Rainworth & Blidworth / Army show / Mansfield / Earlsfield
- Berinsfield show - 2 home counties champions
- Senior ABAs - runner up
- Isle of Man Select - winner and runner up
- Bronze for club member Manny Safari representing England in EB European Youth Champions, who went on to win local Bracknell Best Young Sportsman Award
- Manny Safari winning gold in EBs 3 nations
- Ladies sparring every 3 months
- Boxing for Veterans set up
- National schools championships - 4 representatives - 1 silver / 1 bronze for the club
- Inter Club sparring throughout the year, plus Paras and Army sessions
- Riviera Box cup - 3 golds/1 silver / 3 bronze
- Baram Box cup representation
- Summer Sprinting sessions off site
- Nationals
- Sweden King of the Ring
- EB National Youth Championship winner - Manny Safari club representative
- X 2 Ladies representing the club in local club shows
- A slot on local BBC radio Berkshire in March 2025.
## **Sponsors & Donations**
The club continues to look for funding opportunities and sponsors to bring income into the club.
## **Reserves Policy**
The club does not operate a reserves policy. Any reserves are for the enhancement of the club facilities and equipment as and when required and as agreed by the trustees.
## **Trustees**
**Name Appointed Resigned** Glenn Grundy 18-July-2017 Beverley Grundy 18 July-2017 Darren Taylor 17-Feb-2018 George Jones 19-Oct-2018 Jane Corriette 11-Oct-2021
Trustees are responsible for the safe management of the club finances, member’s welfare and raising funds via fundraising activities and grant applications.
## **Independent Examiner**
David Lindsey
Lindsey Cottage, Forest Road, Wokingham RG40 5SA
## **Bank**
Barclays Bank
1 High Street
Bracknell, Berkshire
RG12 1DR
Approved by the board of trustees on 31 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by Mrs Jane Corriette - Trustee
## **Financial Overview**
Cash in bank at April 2025 was **£9,118.46** in unrestricted funds.
Our main source of funds were member session fees.
The Ring ABC makes no profit whatsoever and as set out in the Articles of Association does not ever intend to.
The team continues to look for funding opportunities and sponsors to bring income into the club.
## **Financial Breakdown**
## **Receipts & Payments accounts**
||||
|---|---|---|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|
|**Receipts**|**£**|**£**|
|Income from Club Activities|37290.75|
34850.44|
|Income from Local Authority grants|0|
0|
|Income from Local Authorityrates relief|0|
0|
|Donations|2538|
21|
|Fund RaisingActivities|0|
0|
|Merchandise|382.97|
477.42|
|Miscellaneous|40|
27|
||||
|**Total receipts**|**40,251.72**|**35,375.86**|
||||
|**Payments**|||
|Payments relatingto Club Activities|14998.36|
11326.58|
|Payments to BFC - rent|insurance|21385.22|
20,943.11|
|Equipment|670.47|
457.5|
|Materials|1914.18|
336.26|
|Kit|0|
0|
|Gym Management|0|
141.99|
|Marketing|64.81|
151.88|
|Sundries|2312.97|
552.95|
|Fees|2767|
526|
|**Total Payments**|**44,113.01**|**34,436.27**|
||||
||||
||||
||||
|Net receipts(payments foryear|-3,861.29|
939.59|
|Surplus/(defict)b/fwd|12979.75|
12040.16|
|**Surplus/(defict) c/fwd**|**9,118.46**|**12,979.75**|
||||
||**2025**|**2024**|
Approved by the board of trustees on 31 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by Mrs Jane Corriette - Trustee
The Ring Amateur Boxing Club
## Annual Report & Financial Statement Year ending 01 April 2025
Charity Number 1174640
Company Number 10870651
## **Trustee Report**
The trustees of The Ring Amateur Boxing Club, registered as a charity on 14 September 2017, present their annual report and accounting statement for the period ending 1 April 2025. The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis.
## **Registered office**
75 Jubilee Court Hazel Hill Bracknell Berkshire RG12 9QR
## **Our Purpose**
The Ring Amateur Boxing Club (ABC), based in Bracknell, Berkshire aims to serve the local community by helping people from all walks of life, age and ability to reap benefits of physical and mental wellbeing through the provision of facilities and training for boxing.
Established in 2013 by ex-amateur boxer, Darren Taylor, the boxing club remains the only club of its type in Bracknell, and is affiliated with England Boxing.
Boxing builds confidence and enhances social skills with the camaraderie that comes from team work, making new friends with likeminded people who love the sport, and learning new skills. We see self-discipline grow as members learn & adhere to club rules, boxing technique and etiquette - all underpinned by building a community spirit, keeping the kids off the streets and providing a safe environment for everyone who wants to learn to box. Everyone is welcome.
## **Our objective**
Under 18s boxing training and competitive boxing will always be at the heart of the club and our objective is to continue to build on our community of 600+ registered members, and offer a safe and controlled environment to learn/grow in the healthy recreation and advancement of the amateur sport of boxing in Bracknell and the surrounding areas, with a team of experienced coaches and volunteers who mentor and train those who attend.
The benefits of boxing have long been advocated and The Ring ABC offers a safe environment to learn & train.
All club activities are run by volunteers.
## **Year Review**
## _**Boxing competitions:-**_
- Club Competitions - Southampton / Epsom / Hodbox / Walsall / Didcot / Trowbridge/ Rainworth & Blidworth / Army show / Mansfield / Earlsfield
- Berinsfield show - 2 home counties champions
- Senior ABAs - runner up
- Isle of Man Select - winner and runner up
- Bronze for club member Manny Safari representing England in EB European Youth Champions, who went on to win local Bracknell Best Young Sportsman Award
- Manny Safari winning gold in EBs 3 nations
- Ladies sparring every 3 months
- Boxing for Veterans set up
- National schools championships - 4 representatives - 1 silver / 1 bronze for the club
- Inter Club sparring throughout the year, plus Paras and Army sessions
- Riviera Box cup - 3 golds/1 silver / 3 bronze
- Baram Box cup representation
- Summer Sprinting sessions off site
- Nationals
- Sweden King of the Ring
- EB National Youth Championship winner - Manny Safari club representative
- X 2 Ladies representing the club in local club shows
- A slot on local BBC radio Berkshire in March 2025.
## **Sponsors & Donations**
The club continues to look for funding opportunities and sponsors to bring income into the club.
## **Reserves Policy**
The club does not operate a reserves policy. Any reserves are for the enhancement of the club facilities and equipment as and when required and as agreed by the trustees.
## **Trustees**
**Name Appointed Resigned** Glenn Grundy 18-July-2017 Beverley Grundy 18 July-2017 Darren Taylor 17-Feb-2018 George Jones 19-Oct-2018 Jane Corriette 11-Oct-2021
Trustees are responsible for the safe management of the club finances, member’s welfare and raising funds via fundraising activities and grant applications.
## **Independent Examiner**
David Lindsey
Lindsey Cottage, Forest Road, Wokingham RG40 5SA
## **Bank**
Barclays Bank
1 High Street
Bracknell, Berkshire
RG12 1DR
Approved by the board of trustees on 31 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by Mrs Jane Corriette - Trustee
## **Financial Overview**
Cash in bank at April 2025 was **£9,118.46** in unrestricted funds.
Our main source of funds were member session fees.
The Ring ABC makes no profit whatsoever and as set out in the Articles of Association does not ever intend to.
The team continues to look for funding opportunities and sponsors to bring income into the club.
## **Financial Breakdown**
## **Receipts & Payments accounts**
||||
|---|---|---|
||**2025**|**2024**|
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**|
|**Receipts**|**£**|**£**|
|Income from Club Activities|37290.75|
34850.44|
|Income from Local Authority grants|0|
0|
|Income from Local Authorityrates relief|0|
0|
|Donations|2538|
21|
|Fund RaisingActivities|0|
0|
|Merchandise|382.97|
477.42|
|Miscellaneous|40|
27|
||||
|**Total receipts**|**40,251.72**|**35,375.86**|
||||
|**Payments**|||
|Payments relatingto Club Activities|14998.36|
11326.58|
|Payments to BFC - rent|insurance|21385.22|
20,943.11|
|Equipment|670.47|
457.5|
|Materials|1914.18|
336.26|
|Kit|0|
0|
|Gym Management|0|
141.99|
|Marketing|64.81|
151.88|
|Sundries|2312.97|
552.95|
|Fees|2767|
526|
|**Total Payments**|**44,113.01**|**34,436.27**|
||||
||||
||||
||||
|Net receipts(payments foryear|-3,861.29|
939.59|
|Surplus/(defict)b/fwd|12979.75|
12040.16|
|**Surplus/(defict) c/fwd**|**9,118.46**|**12,979.75**|
||||
||**2025**|**2024**|
Approved by the board of trustees on 31 March 2025 and signed on its behalf by Mrs Jane Corriette - Trustee
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Sectlon A
Independent Examlner's R8POrt
Report to the trusteesl
members of
The Rlng Amateur Boxlng Club
On accounts for the year
ended
0110412025
Charlty no
(If any)
1174640
Set out on pagès
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {'the Trusf) for the year ended 0110412025
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparalion
basis of report 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 the applicable Dlrections given by the Charity Commission
under sectlon 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examlnation. I confirm that no materlal matters have
come to my attention (other than that dlsclosed below ') In connection with
the examlnatlon whlch gives m6 cause to believe that In, any matarial
respect..
accountlng records were not kept In accordance wlth sectlon 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord wlth the accounting records
Independent
examlnerfs statement
I hav8 no concems and have come across no other matters In connection
wlth the examination to which attention should be drawn In order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
' Please delete the words in th8 b ckets if they do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
3113125
Name:
David Lind4
Relevant professlonal
quallflcatlon(s) or body
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Address:
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October 2018
Sectlon 8
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Only complele If the examiner needs lo highlight mallers of concern {see CC32,
Independent examlnation of charity accounts.. directions and guidance lor
examlners).
Glve here brlef detalls of
any Items that the
examlner wlshes to
dls¢lose.
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October 2018