Hamsterley Trailblazers Annual Report 2023/24 The Queen'5 Award forvoluntary Service TAAILBLAZEA ## Opening Bank Balance: £34,124.30 Closing Bank Balance: £57,391.05 Main Movements: Income: D Holloway Donation £24,000 Northern Powergrid Grant £750 Hamsterly Beast Parking £175 Donations includes £441 of Gift Aid Expenditure: NBD UK Ltd £4,244 Forestry Commission £1,825 Teesdale Community Hub £1,776 Big Weekend £1,340 MBC UK £1,100 ## **Membership** • **407** - **£18 Family Membership** - **£12 Individual Membership** - **£10 Youth Membership** TftAILBLAZEA What have the Trailblazers achieved in 2023/24? ## **MTB Youth Coaching** • **Green to 8 groups ranging from Black** • **Core skills and grass roots training Green – Red+** • **Strength conditioning, advanced skills and race preparation. Black** • **‘Birthday Weekend’ was another success with 50+ riders staying over in our forest.** ## **A big thanks to all our partners in 2023** ‘And anyone else we missed’ ## **Hamsterley Trailblazers Committee** - Chair - Vice Chair - Treasurer - Secretary - Alex Talks - Oliver Graham - Emma Graham - Shaun Rogers - Welfare Officer – Andrew Raine TftAILBLAZEft **HAMSTERLEY TRAILBLAZER ACCOUNTS Year Ended 31st December 2023** ## _**INCOME & EXPENDITURE**_ **----- Start of picture text -----**
Total FY Total FY Deviation
2023 2022 from PY
£ £
Income
Membership 1,762 2,618 -33%
Club Kit 1,332 640 108%
Grants 750 1,395 -46%
Events 175 732 -76%
Donations (inc Gift Aid) 25,963 2,371 995% Gift Aid 441.1
Youth Coaching 2,861 1,614 77%
BMX 3,832 2,064 86% 1,977 1,855 BMX Profit
TOTAL Income 36,675 11,435 221%
EXPENDITURE
Club Kit 4,677 800 484%
Admin 805 974 -17%
Trails 1,925 626 208%
Training 2,034 2,870 -29%
Events 1,430 2,619 -45%
Youth Coaching 560 317 77%
BMX 1,977 1,287 54%
TOTAL Expenditure 13,408 9,493 41%
Net Profit for Period 23,267 1,942 1098%
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Independent Examlner's Report to the Tru8te•B Ot H8mstèrl8yTrallblazers I report on the accounts foi the ye8r ended 31 December2023 set out on pages fourto thirteen. Respective rnsponslbllltl8s of trustees and oxamlner The charity's trustees 8r¢ responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The ch8ritys trustees ¢onsrderthat an audit Is not required lorthis yeai lunder Section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe 2011 Actll and thot an independent examination is required. is my responsibiknty to: ex8mine the accounts undersection 145 of the 2011 Act to follow the procedures laid down in the Gentrr81 Directions given bythe Charity Commission lundersection 1451511bl of the 2011 Actl- and to state whether particulgr matters have come to my atrention. Basis ofthe Independent examiner¥ report Myexamination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a ieview of the accounting records kept tythe charity8nd a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusu81 items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking exptanations from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audFt. and consequently no opinion is given as to whetherthe accounts present a *rue and fairview. and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below. lTrdop•ndont examlnefs Ststemeni In connection with my ex8mlnation. no matter has come to my attention: (11 which gives me re88onable cause to believe that. in any material respect. the r8quirement8 to keep accounting records In accordance with Section 130 of the 201 l Act: to prep8re accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements ofthe 2011 Act have not been met; or 12) to which. in myopinion, attention should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understandingofthe accounts to be reached. Kathryn BradleyACA BA (Honsl 90 Leybum Road Darlington County Durham DL12ES Date 18.IO.a4v