ANNUAL REPORT 2020-21
Houghton Boxing Squad
INTRODUCTION
Houghton le Spring is a town based to the Southwest of the City of Sunderland and has little in the way of activity for young people. As a result of there being little provision the town has not attracted the much-needed financial support for the children and young people who live here. The Houghton and District Fitness and Youth Boxing club aim to turn this around.
The area was a thriving mining town until the 1980’s and employment has declined since the pit closed. Since that period the town has also suffered from areas of deprivation, unemployment, lack of opportunity, youth disorder and ill health. Local people identified the need for Places to Go and Things to Do in the area as anti-social behaviour and crime began to increase. As a result a number of volunteers took action to develop much needed provision to divert young people and adults away from antisocial behaviour and into positive activities. Young people who attend the club are being encouraged to believe in themselves, create friendships, eat healthily, feel good about themselves and the volunteer coaches motivate them to make positive lifestyle choices as well as optimistic attitudes.
Houghton District Fitness and Youth Boxing founded in 2009 have had a dream to one day have our own premises where we can offer a safe, friendly and welcoming
environment to the community of Houghton Le Spring and the surrounding area. After renting numerous locations and constantly trying to raise funds we have secured, bought and moved into our new home, situated in the heart of the Town Centre in a building that was formally an old cinema and more recently a snooker Club. The hard work starts now to develop the facilities and make it one of the best facilities in the area, we are excited and determined. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed since our inception to helping us find our home.
On the boxing side we managed to hold out annual show at the Ramside Hall just one week before the country went into lock down and all competition suspended, Our coaches continued to keep in touch with all the members via Zoom calls to keep the members active and involved during a particularly difficult time.
Fund raising
During the pandemic all members of the club, committee, coaches, boxers and parents all rallied around and continued to support the club to ensure the club could survive
THE COACHES
The 5 coaches are all volunteers and have enhanced DBS clearance as well as being qualified coaches in boxing or fitness. These coaches give up much of their time to teach the children and adults of Houghton discipline and new skills that will develop their confidence and self-esteem thus diverting them away from anti-social behaviour and the like. The dedicated coaches have given up their own time to travel across England to give the young people of Houghton the opportunity to meet new people, gain independent skills (taking responsibility for their own kit, etc), engage in teamwork
and take part in boxing competitions in other areas. While the club provides fitness and boxing sessions it seeks to develop individuals into active members of their community through increasing their confidence and widening their experiences. In 2020 activities were limited to Zoom meetings but all the coaches were able to keep in touch with all our members.
THE CLUB MEMBERS
The club has 50+ junior and 30+ senior members. The ages of the members are from 7 to 40 years of age.
All members look up to and continue to follow the fortunes of one of the region’s most successful boxers, Josh Kelly, who continues to star on the big stage. All the members, coaching staff and the committee wish him every success.
Josh Kelly wins by a unanimous decision against Chris Mbwakongo
HOUGHTON BOXING SHOW
Houghton once again organised a successful open show at The Ramside Hall The money raised at the event will go into the Club’s re development fund. All of our boxers performed extremely well and made all of the club committee, members and supporters very proud.
The Future
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To secure the training that is needed for volunteers and senior members of the club
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To develop our new premises.
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To continue to secure funding for much needed competition attire for young people and families who have very little finance as well as training equipment
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To continue to raise funds for overheads so that the club can remain open and continue to engage at risk young people and adults
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To provide accredited programmes that recognise the efforts of the young people and can add to their educational portfolio
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To compete in an overseas competition.
CONCLUSION
The whole world has been affected during the recent year due to the pandemic but Houghton Boxing Club has survived due to the hard work of all its members and the
local community, we hope 2021 will be better and that the club can continue to make significant progress that we made in regard to the success of the squad and the development of our premises.
Houghton Boxing Club (Charity No. 1177929)
| Balance Sheet as@ 28.06.2021 | Balance Sheet as@ 28.06.2021 | Balance Sheet as@ 28.06.2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets Boxing Club (Buildings) Building and Roof work Roller Shutter Boxing Ring Boxing Ring (2) Trailer Club Minibus Club Minibus Running Machines Exercise Bikes Gym Equipment Current Assets Cash Bank Debtors Current Liabilities Short Term Loan Creditors Long-Term Liabilities Loan |
Cost £ 77,000 8,840 810 469 3,500 1,463 (0) 7,046 294 201 2,863 |
Dep'n £ 3,080 177 253 469 2,625 1,463 (0) 7,046 294 201 119 |
Disposal NPV £ 73,920 8,663 557 0 875 0 (0) 0 0 0 2,744 |
|
| 102,485 | 15,726 | 0 | 86,759 | |
| 0 39,886 0 39,886 5,133 5,133 Net Current Assets Financed by: Capital B/Fwd Drawings I&E Surplus |
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| 34,752 | ||||
| 61,147 | ||||
| 60,364 | ||||
| 48,440 | ||||
| 48,440 | ||||
| 11,924 | ||||
| 60,364 |
I can confirm that the above accounts show a true and fair view of the financial position for Houghton Boxing Club
Financial position verified by:
| Signed: Print Name: Position: Date: |
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|---|---|
| Kevin Enright | |
| Independent Reviewer | |
| 17.10.21 |
Houghton Boxing Club (Charity No. 1177929)
Income and Expenditure Account up to 28.06.2021
| Income | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank | Other | Total | ||||
| Donations/Grants | ||||||
| SCC Business Grant | (18,542) | |||||
| SCC Covid Grand | (2,096) | |||||
| Just Giving | ||||||
| Lottery Grant | (3,700) | |||||
| Other Donations | (1,500) | |||||
| (25,838) | ||||||
| Home | Show Income | 0 | ||||
| Sponsorship Donations | (1,719) | |||||
| Other | Income/Funds | 0 | ||||
| Subscriptions | ||||||
| Subs Banked | (1,245) | |||||
| (1,245) | 0 | (28,802) | ||||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Rent (Muscle-Tone Gym) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Building Related | 709 | 709 | ||||
| Transport | 580 | 580 | ||||
| Medicals | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Events | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charity | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Computer Equipment | 825 | 825 | ||||
| Boxing Club Expenses | 3,467 | 3,467 | ||||
| Sponsorship Expenses | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Professional Fees | 3,149 | 3,149 | ||||
| Home Show Expenses | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Other Costs | 638 | 638 | ||||
| Interest | 2,230 | 2,230 | ||||
| Depreciation | 5,282 | 5,282 | ||||
| (Profit) / Loss on Sale of Assets | 0 | |||||
| 11,596 | 5,282 | 16,878 | ||||
| (Surplus) / Deficit | (11,924) |
I can confirm that the above accounts show a true and fair view of the financial position for Houghton Boxing Club
Financial position verified by:
Signed: Print Name: Kevin Enright Position: Independent Reviewer Date: 17.10.21