## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1.11.2024 Period start date To 31.10.2025 Period end date** ## **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**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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 10 videos to our public**
**channel. Over one year our lectures were**
**viewed more than 7500 times, for a total**
**of over 2500 hours and indications of**
**public support are shown indirectly by an**
**increase in subscribers to our video**
**service to over 1,602**
**Our video introducing the game to a**
**wider audience, promoted by a Japanese**
**cultural organisation, has received an**
**additional 325 views over the year.**
**Our Twitter (“X”) account used for**
**publicising our activities has also**
**increased its following to over 1150**
**followers.**| **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** 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|**we have part ownership of the London**
**Mindsports Centre with liability for**
**approximately 15% of the repairs.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Just over £50,000 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.**| **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 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.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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
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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 ## **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)** Gerard Paul Gavigan **Full name(s)** Alexander Spencer Christopher Rix **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 14 April 2026 14 April 2026 ||**London Go Centre**
**1**|**London Go Centre**
**1**|**London Go Centre**
**1**|**178675**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|01/11/2024|**To**|31/10/2025|| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**
Tournament entryfees
**5,141**
Board fees
**465**
Membershipfees
**400**
Sponsorshipand donations
**4,643**
MPL loan note interest
**10,000**
Bank interest
**464**
Transfer of David Ward cupmoney
BGA levycollection
**35**
**21,148**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 21,148**
**A3 Payments**
Rent
**8,000**
Tournamentprizes
**2,593**
Goprofessional and teachingcosts
**1,950**
Accommodation re tournaments
**863**
Lecture costs
**100**
Web hosting
**259**
Public liabilityinsurance
**90**
Trophyengraving
**51**
Office supplies & other costs
**121**
**_Sub total_ 14,027**
Investmentpurchases
**-**
Fixed Assets
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 14,027**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 7,121**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**40,262**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 47,383**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases,(see table)**||**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,847**
**-**
**2,847**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,847**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,847**
**-**
**-**
**2,847**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**5,141**
**465**
**400**
**4,643**
**10,000**
**464**
**2,847**
**35**
**23,995**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23,995**
**8,000**
**2,593**
**1,950**
**863**
**100**
**259**
**90**
**51**
**121**
**14,027**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**14,027**
**9,968**
**-**
**40,262**
**50,230**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**5,141**|**-**| |||||**465**|**-**| |||||**400**|**-**| |||||**4,643**|**-**| |||||**10,000**|**-**| |||||**464**|**-**| |||||**2,847**|**-**| |||||**35**|**-**| |||||**23,995**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**23,995**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**8,000**|**-**| |||||**2,593**|**-**| |||||**1,950**|**-**| |||||**863**|**-**| |||||**100**|**-**| |||||**259**|**-**| |||||**90**|**-**| |||||**51**|**-**| |||||**121**|**-**| |||||**14,027**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| |||||**-**|| |||||**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**14,027**|**-**| ||||||| |||**2,847**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**9,968**|**-**| |||**-**||**-**|**-**| |||**-**||**40,262**|**-**| |||**2,847**||**50,230**|**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**Details**
Cash at bank
**Details**
Prepaid rent
Prepaid public liability insurance
Accrued MPL loan interest
Bank interest receivable
Prepaid accommodation costs
**Details**
Loan notes in MPL
**Details**
Library cabinets
Webcam and tripod
Tables
Storage boxes
Go boards
IZIS AI go boards
Office safe
**Details**
Accrued income
BGA levy
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Shares in MPL, owner of 21-23 Dalling
Road, London W6 OJD|**to nearest £**
**47,383**
**-**
**-**
**47,383**
OK
**to nearest £**
**1,333**
**75**
**8,333**
**1,211**
**1,019**
**-**
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**to nearest £**
**2,847**
**-**
**-**
**2,847**
OK
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**227,000**
**200,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**285**
**105**
**95**
**62**
**335**
**2,200**
**40**
**-**
**-**
**1,233**
**35**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||Accrued income|Unrestricted|**1,233**|| ||BGA levy|Unrestricted|**35**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |Signature|Print Name
Gerry Gavigan
Alexander Rix|Date of
approval| |---|---|---| ||Gerry Gavigan|26/03/26| ||Alexander Rix|**26/03/26**|