2025-07-31-accounts - Camden Fencing Club

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From Period Period start end date To date 1 AUGUST 2024 31 JULY 2025

Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name[CAMDEN FENCING CLUB]

Other names charity is known by[CFC]

Registered charity number (if any)[1175788]

18 BARNFIELD UPPER PARK ROAD Charity's principal address LONDON NW3 2UU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole	Name of person (or body)
			year	entitled to appoint trustee (if
				any)
1	Patricia Aiyenuro	Chair
2	David McDougall	Secretary
3	Loretta Leberknight	Trustee	15thOct 2024
4	Matthew Pearce	Treasurer
5	Phil Elliott	Trustee
	Type of adviser	Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity's trusts Type of governing document (eg. Constitution trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted (eg. Charitable Incorporated Organisation trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods (eg. Elected by existing Trustees appointed by, elected by) Additional governance issues (Optional information) Camden Fencing Club is a member of the British Fencing Association and complies with its membership obligations.

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Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the CFC's objective is the promotion of community participation in healthy
charity set out in its recreation in particular by the provision of facilities, equipment and
governing document coaching for the sport of fencing in the London Borough of Camden.
Summary of the main Physical training and education available to all in the community.
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to Mental wellbeing
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
Coaching training
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
Mentoring
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit) Support at competitions
Equipment loan
Bursaries where funding allows
Social events and fundraising
The Trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission Public
Benefit.
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Camden Fencing Club is one of the UK's most successful fencing clubs offering lessons in sabre and foil to children, adults and veterans. We welcome beginners and experienced fencers of all ages covering a broad range of abilities from those starting the sport to members of the GB national teams. Our programmes are aimed to help people realise their true potential.

With professional coaches we run 5 youth, 4 adult sessions and one women's squad session per week. We have over 200 members and visitors participating in our Club.

Camden Fencing Club has worked hard to create a programme to support fencers on the journey to the Olympics and support the Club.

During the year the Club organised a summer coaching camp in Italy for members, providing an excellent opportunity for skill development and team building at an international level.

The London Borough of Camden is concerned about inactive youth, and we are delighted to provide after school fencing sessions. Evidence suggests that fencing is uniquely positioned to attract an inactive population that is uninterested in sport. Fencing is a strategic sport, almost like a physical form of chess. It teaches young people to think for themselves and to analyse the way other people think.

Fencing is an activity that gives girls the opportunity to master challenges, boosting their self-esteem and resilience. Fencing takes attention away from looks and instead puts the focus on physical fitness and improving technique.

We would like to recognise those who have supported the Club through donations, in particular a generous donation received in November 2024, as well as the talented fencers who have competed in our wonderful sport both in the UK and abroad.

Section E

Financial review

Brief statement of the Income for the year was £95,815 (2024: £94,625), broadly stable year-on-year. charity's policy on reserves Membership, lesson and visitor fees were £80,447 (2024: £70,627), reflecting continued demand for fencing coaching across all age groups. The Club received donations totalling £14,774 (2024: £10,351), including a significant donation of £12,496 in November 2024. Total payments were £100,168 (2024: £77,553), an increase principally due to higher hall hire costs (£46,181 vs £33,035) reflecting increased use of facilities, and the costs of the annual coaching camp in Italy (£8,184). Camp income of £8,525 had been received from participants in the prior financial year.

The net deficit for the year was £4,353, reducing closing cash funds to £15,251 (2024: £19,604). We note that if we exclude the costs in 2025 (and income in 2024) of the Italy camp, the surplus would have been £3,831 in 2025 (and reduced to £8,547 in 2024). The trustees maintain a reserves policy of retaining sufficient funds to cover the Club’s ongoing commitments and will monitor the cash position going forward.

Details of any funds materially in None deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Accounts have been examined by an Independent Examiner and filed with the Charity Commission.

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Section F

Other optional information

Section G

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Patricia Aiyenuro Matthew Pearce Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Treasurer Date 25/05/2026

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	Charity Name Camden FencingClub	Charity Name Camden FencingClub	Charity Name Camden FencingClub	No (if any) 1175788	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 1-Aug-24	To	Period end date 31-Jul-25

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
MembershipLessons Visitor fees	80,447	-	-	80,447	70,627
Competitions	-	-	-	-	-
CFC Promotion(Hoodies,etc)	-	-	-	-	8
Grants(inc Jack Petchy)	-	-	-	-	-
Sponsorships(inc GLL)	-	-	-	-	-
Donations Competition Coaching	-	-	-	-	1,208
Donations and Gift Aid	14,774	-	-	14,774	10,351
Other revenues(fund raising,armory,int)	594	-	-	594	12,431
*Sub total(Gross income for AR)*	95,815	-	-	95,815	94,625

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					94,625

Advertising	-				£0
Hall Hire	46,181				£33,035
Competition	-				£0
CFC Promotion	-				£0
British FencingMembership	40				£103
Equipment & Armoury	3,020				£862
Continued Education	-				£0
Remuneration	37,091				£34,944
CompCoaching& Travel	11,644				£6,410
Web hostingand domains	297				£409
Member Grants	-				£0
Other Expenses	1,895				£1,789
**Sub total **	100,168				77,553

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-	-	-	-	-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					77,553

	- 4,353				17,072
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	19,604				2,532
	15,251				19,604

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
2,851	-	-
12,399	-	-
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15,251	-	-
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M Pearce	Matthew Pearce		26/05/2026

CHARITY COMMISSION, Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts Section A Independent Exarniner's Report Report to the trusteesl member5 of Camden Fencing Club On accounts for the year ended 31 July 2025 Charity no (if any) 1175788 Set out on pages CC16a pages 1-2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of th8 above charity (°the Trust") for the year stated above. Rasponsibllllles and As thè charity truste8s of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities A¢1 2011 (Yhe Acf). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Carried out under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I hav8 followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission und8r section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I hav8 completed my &xaminatK)n. I confirm that no material matters hava come to my attention in connection with th8 examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material r8speGt.' accounting records were not kept in accordance wilh section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and h8ve come across no other matters In connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in ordér to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Date: 2010512026 Name: Steven Lundie Relevant professlonal qualificatlon{s) or body (if any): ACA (ICAEW) Address: Moss & Williamson Chartered Accountants. 3 Mellor Road Cheadla Hulme. Cheshire. SK8 SAT IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only Gomplete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Ind8pend6nt examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wlsh88 to disclose. None applicable. IER October 2018