
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  01 January 2020 Period end date** 

## **Charity name:  Earls Barton Sports & Community Trust** 

## **Charity registration number: 1177384** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**a) the promotion of community**<br>**participation in healthy recreation for**<br>**the benefit of the residents of Earls**<br>**Barton in particular but not exclusively**<br>**by the provision of facilities for playing**<br>**amateur sports which aim to improve**<br>**physical health and fitness; and**<br>**b) to provide or assist in the provision**<br>**of facilities for recreation or other**<br>**leisure time occupation for the benefit of**<br>**the inhabitants of Earls Barton and the**<br>**surrounding area in the interests of**<br>**social welfare and with the object of**<br>**improving the condition of life of the**<br>**said inhabitants. **|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Since 19th March 2020, EBS&CT has**<br>**held a 50 year lease of The Grange**<br>**Sports Field, Earls Barton NN6 0HF from**<br>**Earls Barton Parish Council.  The sports**<br>**field and facilities are currently being**<br>**developed to provide improved sports**<br>**playing surfaces and a new pavilion.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have been provided with**<br>**and have considered the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity Commission on**<br>**public benefit.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**n/a**|
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|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|||
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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**EBS&CT  trustees have appointed**<br>**volunteers to manage the current**<br>**facilities (The Management Committee).**|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The trust has been largely dormant**<br>**during the period of this Annual Report,**<br>**although it has now appointed a**<br>**Management Committee (born out of the**<br>**previous Earls Barton Sports**<br>**Association).  The trustees have met**<br>**regularly to discuss the strategic**<br>**direction of the trust in the future,**<br>**including membership policies, the**<br>**transfer of financial arrangements from**<br>**the old Sports association, the lease**<br>**and particularly the developments to the**<br>**Grange Sports field currently being**<br>**undertaken by Earls Barton Parish**<br>**Council (of which the trust holds a**<br>**lease).**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**n/a**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**n/a**|





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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity is in the process of opening**<br>**a bank account in order to transfer**<br>**financial operations form Earls Barton**<br>**Sports Association to the Trust**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|**£0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**Financial Activity not yet commenced –**<br>**awaiting transfer form Earls Barton**<br>**Sports Association**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**£0**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**n/a**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**n/a**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**n/a**|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**The composition of the board shall be**<br>**decided by the charity trustees from**<br>**time to time. Unless otherwise decided**<br>**by the board there should be:**<br>**i. Not more than four elected trustees;**<br>**and**<br>**ii. Not more than six nominated trustees.**<br>**There must be at least three charity**<br>**trustees. If the number falls below this**<br>**minimum, the remaining trustee or**<br>**trustees may act only to call a meeting**<br>**of the charity trustees, or appoint a new**<br>**charity trustee.**<br>**Nominated Trustees as follows:**<br>**3 from Earls Barton Parish Council**<br>**1 from Earls Barton United Football Club**<br>**1 from Earls Barton Cricket Club**<br>**1 from Earls Barton Community Trust**<br>**Elected Trustees are appointed**<br>**following vote from membership at the**<br>**AGM.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**All new trustees are provided with the**<br>**constitution of the trust and when they**<br>**become available will also be provided**<br>**with the accounts.**|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|**Currently, the structure of the trust**<br>**includes only it’s trustees and the**<br>**appointed Management committee of**<br>**volunteers.**|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|**n/a**|
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charityname|EarlsBartonSports and CommunityTrust|
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|Registered charitynumber|1177384|
|Charity’s principal address|18 West Street<br>Earls Barton<br>Northamptonshire<br>NN6 0EW|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Steve Glover|Chair||Parish Council|
||Steve Dodds|||Parish Council|
||Ben Chapman|||Parish Council|
||Paul Smith|||Earls Barton Cricket Club|
||Nick Chapman|||Earls Barton Community<br>Trust|
||Jayne Bond|||Co-opted|
||Matt Smith|||Earls Barton Football Club|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets £0 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the n/a assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and n/a segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**<br>**adviser **<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser **<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser **<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**n/a** 

## **Other optional information** 

**n/a** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Steve Glover||
||<br> <br>Chair||
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**Earls Barton Sports & Community Trust CIO Number:   CE013416 Charity Number:   1177384** 

**Dormant Charitable Incorporated Organisation Accounts** 

## **Balance Sheet as at 31/12/2020** 

|Opening Balance<br>0.00<br>Shareholder funds<br>0.00<br>Retained Earnings<br>0.00<br>**Total Equity**<br>**Fixed Assets**<br>**Total Fixed Assets**<br>**Depreciation**<br>**Total Depreciation**<br>**Value of fixed assets**<br>**Current assets**<br>**Total Current Assets**<br>**Less Current Liabilities**<br>**Total Current Liabilities**<br>**Net Assets**<br>**Equity**|0.00<br>0.00|0.00<br>0.00<br>0.00<br>**0.00**<br>**0.00**|
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**Signature: Print: S M Glover Position: Chair of Board of Trustees Date: 15/10/2021** 

