## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1 April 2024 Period start date To Period end date 31 March 2025 ## Charity name: Stamford Bridge Club ## Charity registration number: 1178215 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the club are for the public
benefit:
1.
The advancement of amateur sport
by promoting the game of Bridge for
the benefit of the residents of
Stamford & the surrounding area.
2.
The provision of facilities for the
learning, teaching & playing of
Bridge in a friendly & supportive
environment for the benefit of the
residents of Stamford & the
surrounding area with the object of
improving conditions of life.| |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 club provides facilities for the
promotion of the learning and further
development of playing Bridge in the local
area.
All ages are encouraged to join & there is a
nationally recognised Stamford Youth
Bridge Academy run by the club which
promotes the playing of Bridge by school
children in the local area.
At the other end of the age spectrum many
members are well over 70 and the club
provides a friendly environment for these
members. In addition the club also provides
an area where U3A members can play both
Bridge and Canasta.
Social events include an away weekend of
Bridge, Café Bridge, BBQ’s, Quiz nights,
sponsored walks and an Annual dinner.
The club produces an excellent newsletter
for the members and a regular Bridge
column in the local newspaper.
The club has a web site which is updated
regularly.
The club hosts an annual charity event to
support local charities & dedicates the
receipts from a number of sessions to local
charities as well as hosting events for local
Church charities.| |Statement confirming|Para 1.18|The trustees are fully aware of the| whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit guidance issued by the Charity Commission and operate accordingly . Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers are essential to the running of
the club, as evidenced that there was only
one paid person who was contracted to run
the administration. Sadly, that person died
in December and has not been replaced.
That workload has now also been taken on
by Trustees
All Trustees as well as other members give
a large amount of time and energy
voluntarily to the benefit of the club.| |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|Attendances have continued to maintain
our standing as having the second largest
number of attendances throughout the
country.
Our social programme was very popular
with the Away Weekend, BBQ, Quiz nights,
sponsored walks and Annual Dinner.
A number of these activities are linked to
local fund raising.
The club’s school activities have continued,
albeit on a smaller scale than pre pandemic
but we remain on the look out to find new
schools to receive our teaching team.| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The club aims to maintain a general
reserve of unrestricted funds sufficient to
meet it’s financial and legal obligations.
Cash in hand and at bank at 31 March
2025 was £106,027
The main financial risk to the charity is loss
of income from table fees. Funds are held
to cover (short term) operational costs in
the event of a loss of income and to meet
any unforeseen expenditure that may
occur.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|As above| |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|N/A| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
The primary source of funds is table money
of £2.50 per person per session.
Secondary source is the annual £10.00
subscription fee.
Teaching sessions provide a further source
of income. As does hiring out the
clubhouse to other organisations & social
events.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The income is primarily expended on the
running costs of the club and improving the
fabric of the club house. There are no
investments made by the club.Any surplus
contnues to be used to maintainand improve
facilities for members. All our chair seats
have been refurbished and extra batteries
purchased for solar panel storage.
Plans have been drawn up for an extension
to double toilet facilities and these await
submission of estimates. The club has also
negotiated with the local council to
purchase the freehold for £60,000 and this
awaits legal processing.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| Other ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|As a charity incorporated organisation
(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|Elected at the Annual General Meeting| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
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structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|Stamford Bridge Club| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1178215| |Charity’s principal address|Mc Kenzie House, Exeter Gardens, Stamford, PE9 2RN| ||| ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |1
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year|Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (ifany)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr P Double|President||| ||Mr J Prior|Chairman||| ||Mr B Churchill|Vice Chairman||| ||Mr C Orme|Treasurer||| ||Mrs E Alliston|Secretary||| ||Mr T Thrower|||| ||Miss D Simpson|||| ||Ms S Westcott|||| ||Mrs S Moss|||| ||Mr J Dutton|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 None 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) |Type of
adviser|Name
Address|Name
Address| |---|---|---| |Administrator|Mr M Witt
(deceased
26/12/24)|Little Orchard House, Foundry Road, Stamford PE9 2PY| |Examiner of
Accounts|Mr G Jones|8 The Hermitage, Stamford, PE9 2RF| |||| |||| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ## Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## Other optional information ## Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees |Signature(s)
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Date|J.Prior|C.Orme| |---|---|---| |||| ||Mr John Prior|Mr Cliff Orme| |||| ||Chair|Treasurer| |||| |||| StarnfoTd Bridge Club Receipt5 and Payment A¢¢ount 12 monthsto 31 March 2025 CIO Number 1178215 12 Months to 31 March 2025 Recelpts Total tab5e fees Teachin8 Other brid8e income Inte￿$t income Igrossl Subscriptions Social and other income Premise5 services 56,975 2,658 L298 1.328 10.368 12,008 1,028 Totsl Re￿Ipts 85,663 Administrator Bridge admlnlstratlon Charity Cornmunity and education English Bridge Unlon Information technology p￿mISeS maintenance Premises major projects Premises serviceslutilities Social and other Treasury Social Away weekend Webb Cup iooaub Other bridge costs 9,750 7.327 2.801 59 10,928 1.588 9.671 13,818 7,327 6,318 333 5.873 1,400 600 1,260 225 Totsl Payments 79278 Net increase in cash 518ned on l)ehalf of 011 Tr me Datè CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of £TIMf£L4 8KlJJ( LL)S On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the a￿ountS of the above charity {llhe Trusf) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad 2011 (Yhe Act'}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not k8Pt in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no COn￿rn$ and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: . jo￿£[ Relevant professional qualifi¢ation(s) or body (if any): I ItL6J LH4/L 1 6A 611 Address: TAfr1 fvli fy PES 2Lr Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of tharity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).