Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 May 2024 To 30 April 2025
Charity name: Northumbria Squash Rackets Association
Charity registration number: 1180804
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 public benefit by the provision of facilities for playing the sports of squash and squash 57 in the county of Northumbria. |
| 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 |
Competitive activities such as county championships, county league and cup competitions, and entering of junior, senior and masters teams into the Inter-County Championships. Promoting increased participation through support for juniors, grassroots and those with disabilities. Organisation of training for coaches and referees, and support for them. Advice and support to venues with squash courts on promoting the use of the courts. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The Trustees are made aware of all guidance from the Charity Commission about public benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | Northumbria Squash Rackets Association (‘NSRA’) has given many hundreds of squash and racketball players the opportunity to pursue their sport competitively and to take advantage of trained coaches. It has enabled venues with squash courts to increase the use of their courts, particularly by providing introductory opportunities to newcomers to the sport. It seeks to offer these opportunities as widely as possible to society, because of the benefits to the individual of playing the sport. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| 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 financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | NSRA’s cash position improved by £4,907 over the year to £23,508. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | NSRA reserves an amount in case of unforeseen expenditure, of around 6 months’ annual unrestricted expenditure as reserves in case of shortfalls or delays in income being received. Based on the latest forecasts, this currently equates to around £10,000. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £10,000. |
| 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 | None. |
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 principal sources of funds are England Squash club affiliation and individual membership rebates, England Squash County funding, County league fees and tournament entry fees, sponsorship and raffles. |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | NSRA has a ‘no-investment’ policy. Surplus cash is placed in interest-earning 35-day and 120-day notice deposit accounts. |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | The principal risks are: • safeguarding of young and vulnerable players and members of the squash community; • injury to players; • loss of key volunteers / expertise. |
| 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 | Constitution. |
| 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 | Trustees may be appointed / re-appointed at the AGM, or by the Trustees to fill a vacancy with subsequent ratification at the AGM. Trustees serve a maximum of nine years. |
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | Trustees are given access to all relevant information, including constitution, report and accounts, meeting minutes, organisational structure, status reports, Charity Commission updates. |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | NSRA’s members are the squash clubs participating in the county leagues who are affiliated to England Squash, the national governing body. There are up to six charity trustees who delegate the day-to-day running to a committee of around 14 volunteers (including the trustees). |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Northumbria Squash Rackets Association |
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| Other name the charity uses | Northumbria Squash |
| Registered charity number | 1180804 |
| Charity’s principal address | 21 Craneswater Avenue Whitley Bay Tyne & Wear NE26 4NN |
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 (ifany) |
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| John Thompson | Chair & acting Treasurer |
NSRA Members, or Trustees subject to Members’ ratification at AGM |
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| David Barnett | “ | |||
| Simon Long | Treasurer | Retired 2 July2024 | “ | |
| Colin McNestrie | “ | |||
| Joseph Witherspoon |
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– 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 | Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others |
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| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
None. |
| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
n/a |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
n/a |
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of | Name | Address |
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| 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) J A Thompson Full name(s) John Andrew Thompson Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 1 June 2025
| CC16a | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | No (if any) | No (if any) | No (if any) | CC16a |
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| For the period from |
Period start date 01-May-24 |
To | Period end date 30-Apr-25 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| England Squash membership rebate | 3,578 | - | - | 3,578 | 3,631 | ||||
| Northumbria League fees | 2,745 | - | - | 2,745 | 2,925 | ||||
| Tournament entry fees | 6,685 | - | - | 6,685 | 6,570 | ||||
| Tournament sponsorship | - | 1,750 | - | 1,750 | 2,250 | ||||
| England Squash County funding | - | 2,500 | - | 2,500 | 2,425 | ||||
| Other fundraising | 716 | 1,248 | - | 1,963 | 651 | ||||
| Bank interest | 606 | - | - | 606 | 481 | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 14,330 | 5,498 | - | 19,828 | 18,933 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 18,933 | |||||||||
| Northumbria League expenses | 1,622 | - | - | 1,622 | 1,057 | ||||
| Tournaments | 4,411 | 1,750 | - | 6,161 | 8,195 | ||||
| Inter County teams | 4,568 | 1,867 | - | 6,435 | 3,484 | ||||
| Talent, Participation, Diversity & Inclusion | 165 | - | - | 165 | 3,773 | ||||
| County t-shirts | 487 | - | - | 487 | 355 | ||||
| Coaching & Refereeing | 50 | - | - | 50 | 125 | ||||
| Website | - | - | - | - | 144 | ||||
| Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 11,304 | 3,617 | - | 14,921 | 17,133 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| 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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| 17,133 | |||||||||
| 3,027 | 1,801 | ||||||||
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| 17,982 | 16,800 | ||||||||
| 21,008 | 18,601 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities |
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details NatWest current account NatWest 35-day notice account Virgin Money 120-day notice account Total cash funds Details Details Details Details Northumbria Leagues Tournaments Talent, performance and participation Talent, performance and participation Total liabilities Web hosting fees Signature J A Thompson |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 3,417 - 1,602 2,500 15,989 - 21,008 2,500 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Unrestricted 292 Unrestricted 1,470 Unrestricted 769 Restricted 2,500 Unrestricted 75 5,106 Print Name John Andrew Thompson |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 31 May 2025 | |||
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| Date of approval | |||
| J A Thompson | John Andrew Thompson | 01 June 2025 | |