Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From Period start date 1[st] Jan 2024 To Period end date31[st] Dec 2024
Charity name: Cheshire Ghost Riders
Charity registration number: 1178066
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of inhabitants of Crewe by the provision of BMX racing. |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
The following activities are undertaken: • Weekly BMX Coaching • Club activities including annual awards events and activities. • BMX Racing at club, regional and national level. • Community Sport in a safe monitored environment. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | All trustees have received guidance issued by the Charity Commission on become a trustee of the charity. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A – No grants are offered by Cheshire Ghost Riders. |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
N/A Other
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | The following highlights the main achievements of the charity for 2024: • Maintain community cycling facility to a high standard for all to use. • Provide coaching and mentoring to club members including national progression sessions. • Club racing series for all levels of ability. • Provide sessions at British Cycling national cycling centre for club members. • Members support by reducing cost of sessions. • Member support by subsidising cost of club race jerseys and race plates. • Grow club membership. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | • Provide sessions to members at Manchester indoor facility. All objective listed above have been met. Reduction of cash reserves is ongoing into 2025. End of year celebration and party subsidised using cash reserves. |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Fundraising activities are planned on regional hosting day including the collection of donations from car parking. The objective of these activities are to offset the cost of running the event. Performance of objects outweighed cost of event hosting which concluded objective was met. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | Investment objective to support members with costs of race jerseys and plates was achieved. All coaching subsidised by the club and prices kept down. |
| Other | N/A |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | A review of the charities financial position was completed in Q1 2024. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | No written policy currently exists. Reserves are held for emergencies to replace equipment and make improvements to the facility. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £9186.62 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | No concerns have been raised. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | The following items are the charities principal sources of funding: • Fees received from coaching activities. • Hosting of club and regional Racing days. • Just Giving from locals • Sponsorship through Police Onsite tuck shop |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | There is no investment policy adopted |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | There are currently no risks facing the charity. |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | A charity constitution document is the governing document in place. |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Charity is a CIO |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 | Trustees are selected by vote according to AGM. Trustees were historically appointed from roles of chair, secretary and treasurer roles. Following review of constitution all members of the Committee are Trustees of the Charity. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | Standard club policies are in place (code of conduct etc). No additional trustee procedure is in place. |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | Charity committee members are voted in to core roles early by member vote at AGM. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | Cheshire Ghost Riders is a registered cycling club with British Cycling |
| Other | N/A |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Cheshire Ghost Riders |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | N/A |
| Registered charity number | 1178066 |
| Charity’s principal address | c/o Heulwen Hall-Patterson Barncroft Marsh Green Road Elworth Sandbach, CW11 3BQ |
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(if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bird | Chairperson | |||
| Heulwen Hall- Patterson |
Secretary | |||
| Cloi Tomkins | Treasurer | |||
| Claire Goostrey | Vice Secretary | |||
| Jim Stevens | Safeguarding | |||
| Ash Richardson | Coach Liaison | |||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name None
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
|---|---|---|
| None | ||
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| None | ||
| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
| None | ||
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
Other optional information
N/A
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| Cheshire Ghost Riders | Cheshire Ghost Riders | Cheshire Ghost Riders | 1178066 | 1178066 | 1178066 | CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
01/01/2024 | To | 31/12/2024 | ||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 22,253 11,797 224 499 - - - - 34,772 - - - 34,772 14,327 16,532 6,157 - - - - - - 37,015 - - - 37,015 - 2,243 - - - 2,243 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 22,253 11,797 224 499 - - - - 34,772 - - - 34,772 14,327 16,532 6,157 - - - - - - 37,015 - - - 37,015 - 2,243 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Club Income (Fees, Shop, Regional Events) |
22,253 | 17,592 | |||||
| FundingIncome | 11,797 | 895 | |||||
| Other Income | 224 | - | |||||
| CASH Income | 499 | 2,234 | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
34,772 |
20,721 | |||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | |||||||
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| ~~Sub total~~ | - | - | |||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 20,721 | |||||||
| Club Expenditure (coaching, shop supplies, regional expenses, club shirts/raceplates) |
14,327 | 14,154 | |||||
| Maintenance and equipment | 16,532 | 20,280 | |||||
| Other expenditure | 6,157 | 2,414 | |||||
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| - | - | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 37,015 | 36,848 | |||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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N/A |
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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 |
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| 36,848 | |||||||
| - 2,243 | - | - | - 2,243 |
- 16,128 | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| - 2,243 | - | - | - 2,243 | - 16,128 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
05/01/2026
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