| Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | for theperiod | for theperiod | |
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| From | Period start date | To | Period end date | |||||
| 01 | May | 2023 | 31 | April | 2024 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Oakwood Tennis Club
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1175910
Charity's principal address VCD Sportsground Old Rd Crayford Postcode DA1 4DN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Gavin Nelson | Chairman | |||
| Emma Nelson | Secretary | |||
| Susan Beresford | Treasurer | |||
| Neil Biddle | Head Coach | |||
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)
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Name Address |
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| 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
Constitution
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(eg. trust deed, constitution)
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How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company)
Elected by members Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
the promotion of community participation in health recreation in particular by the provision of facility for the playing of tennis.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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Tennis Courts- membership Tennis Courts- Public Tennis coaching Inclusive and disability tennis sessions
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Our membership numbers continue to be higher than pre-covid years. We were pleased to welcome new members in 2023/24 and our members across all categories remains circa 250.
We continue to run our inclusive tennis programme and we have a group of disabled young adults (Peppercorns) who have been coming for nearly 5 years now and continue to have tennis sessions every week on a Tuesday.
Our free pay n play membership continues to provide accessibility to top class tennis courts for those in the community who do not wish to become full members but just to play as and when they are able.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Oakwood Tennis club has a commitment to always have £5000 cash in reserve at all times.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
N/A
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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) Gavin Nelson Full name(s) Gavin Nelson Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 03.03.25
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| Oakwodd Tennis Club |
Oakwodd Tennis Club |
Oakwodd Tennis Club |
1175910 | |
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| For the period from |
5/2/2023 | To | 5/1/2024 |
Section A Receipts and payments
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
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| A1 Receipts Membershipfees 37,413 Coachingincome 9,739 Players sub and lights 1,756 Fund Raisingincome 1,266 Tournament income 808 Fundingincome 1,000 Vend machine income - Other 1,207 53,189 - - Sub total - Total receipts 53,189 A3 Payments Balls 2,052 Team registration entries 798 Club registration 925 Parent club(VCD)membership - Social and tournament expenses 2,059 Maintenance 11,954 Cabin/Clubworks 409 LTA loan 3,400 Trophies and prizes 762 Third partyfunding payment - Advertising 10 Other 3,651 Sub total 26,020 - - Sub total - Total payments 26,020 Net of receipts/(payments) 27,169 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 27,169 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ 37,413 9,739 1,756 1,266 808 1,000 - 1,207 53,189 - - - 53,189 2,052 798 925 - 2,059 11,954 409 3,400 762 - 10 3,651 26,020 - - - 26,020 27,169 - - 27,169 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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37,413 | - | ||
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| 1,756 | - | |||
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details Retained earnings Reserve cash Carried forward from previous years Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ 27,169 5,000 40,798 72,967 Agreement Error to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates |
to nearest £ - - - - OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds Restricted funds Amount due (optional) |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Date of Print Name approval
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Oakwood Tennis Club members of On accounts for the year 30 April 2024 Charity no 1175910 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2 (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 30/04/2023 DD / MM / YYYY .
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with 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 examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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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.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Janet Nicholson Date: 28 February 2025 Name: JANET NICHOLSON Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 14 Walcot Gardens, 136 Kennington Road London SE11 6RB
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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