2023-10-31-accounts - London Go Centre

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1.11.2022 Period start date To Period end date

31.10.2023

Charity name: London Go Centre

Charity registration number: 1178675

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Promoting Go
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	Go tournaments, teaching, lectures and public provision of lecture and teaching material
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	We give free places for children and discounted places to students in full time education to tournaments and all educational material is freely available

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SORP reference Currently we do not make grants Policy on grant making Para 1.38 n/a Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Volunteers help us run events Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers 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	Tournaments and club meetings, lectures teaching beginners. . Added around 20 videos to our public channel. Over one year our lectures were viewed more than 14,000 times, for a total of over 2200 hours and indications of public support are shown indirectly by an increase in subscribers to our video service to over 1,400. Our video introducing the game to a wider audience, promoted by a Japanese cultural organisation, has received an additional 700 views over the year. Our Twitter (“X”) account used for publicising our activities has also increased its following to over 920 followers.

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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

Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 LGC is solvent and financially sound. financial position at the end

of the period
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	In the course of the year we completed part ownership of the London Mindsports Centre with liability for approximately 15% of the repairs.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Just over £40,000 ignoring the building.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
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	The charity is a going concern.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy Para 1.46 adopted 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	Association document
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	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	There are four trustees, with one standing down or standing for re-election every year. The British Go Association has an unexercised right to propose a trustee.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the Para 1.51 charity works Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	London Go Centre
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber	1178675
Charity’s principal address	21 Dalling Road, London W6 0JD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Gerard Paul Gavigan
	Alexander Rix
	Richard Wheeldon
	Jonathan Turner

– 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 held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for 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 Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Gerard Paul Gavigan Full name(s) Alexander Spencer Christopher Rix Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Trustee Chair, etc) Date 03 Mar 2024 12 Mar 2024

London Go Centre

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1178675
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Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period 01/11/2022 31/10/2023 To from

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £

A1 Receipts

A1 Receipts
Tournament entryfees	4,868	-	-	4,868	-
Board fees	953	-	-	953	-
Membershipfees	700	-	-	700	-
Sponsorshipand donations	32,640	-	-	32,640	-
MPL loan note interest	10,000	-	-	10,000	-
Bank interest	391	-	-	391	-
Other income	9	-	-	9	-
		-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	49,561	-	-	49,561	-

A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-

**Total receipts **	49,561	-	-	49,561	-

A3 Payments

Rent	8,000		-		-		8,000		-
Tournamentprizes	2,398		-		-		2,398		-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

03/12/2024

Go professional and other teaching costs	2,285	-	-	2,285	-
Office supplies	161	-	-	161	-
Donation to David Wardprize fund	2,600	-	-	2,600	-
Contribution to defibrilllator	100	-	-	100	-
Web hostingcosts	179	-	-	179	-
Go equipment	255	-	-	255	-
Other costs	227	-	-	227	-
*Sub total*	16,205	-	-	16,205	-

A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Investmentpurchases	1,500		-		-	1,500
Fixed Assets	-		-		-	-
**Sub total **	1,500		-		-	1,500		-

**Total payments **	17,705		-		-	17,705		-

**Net of receipts/(payments) **	31,856	-		-		31,856	-
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-		-		-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	7,221	-		-		7,221	-
**Cash funds this year end **	39,077	-		-		39,077	-

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

to nearest £ 39,077 - - 39,077 Unrestricted funds	to nearest £ - - - - Restricted funds	to nearest £ Endowment funds
39,077	-	-
-	-	-
-	-	-
39,077	-	-

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

03/12/2024

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

Details Prepaid rent Prepaid public liability insurance Accrued MPL loan interest (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK to nearest £ 1,333 47 8,333 - - - Unrestricted funds	OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Restricted funds	OK
			to nearest £ Endowment funds
Prepaid rent	1,333	-	-
Prepaid public liability insurance	47	-	-
Accrued MPL loan interest	8,333	-	-
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	-	-	-
	-	-	-

Details Loan notes in MPL Details Library cabinets Webcam and tripod Tables Storage boxes Go boards Shares in MPL, owner of 21-23 Dalling Road, London W6 OJD	Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) 227,000 200,000 - - - Cost (optional) 285 105 167 62 335 - -	Current value (optional)
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			Current value (optional)
Library cabinets	Unrestricted	285	-
Webcam and tripod	Unrestricted	105	-
Tables	Unrestricted	167	-
Storage boxes	Unrestricted	62	-
Go boards	Unrestricted	335	-
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CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

03/12/2024

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Fund to which Amount due When due Details liability relates (optional) (optional) Accrued income Unrestricted 697 - - - - Date of Signature Print Name approval Gerry Gavigan 12/11/2023 Alexander Rix 05/11/2023

CCXX R4 accounts (SS)

03/12/2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Report to the trusteesl members of London Go Centre On accounts for the year ended 3111012023 Charity no Ilf any) 1178675 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examlnation of the aGcounls of the above charily I'lhe Trusl") for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity Iruslees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of basis of report the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I"Ihe A¢l"l. I report in respect of my examination of the Twst's accounts carried out under seGtion 145 of the 2011 AGt and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by Ihe Charity Commission under section 145{5llb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I conflrm that no material mallors have com8 lo my attention in connection with Ihe examlnalion whlch gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with s8clion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's ststement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examlnatlon lo which atlentlon should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 18 /01 /202+ Name: Rhian Slansfield Relevant profassional qualifi¢atlon{s) or body Ilf any): CA Addrèss: 10 Prioress Road London SE27 ONW IER October 2018

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. direGtions and guidance for examiners). None Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER October 2018