2026-04-30-accounts - Northumbria Squash Rackets Association

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

	SORP reference
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.

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

	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	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	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

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	NSRA’s cash position deteriorated by £2,339 over the year to £21,169.
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 £9,000.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£9,000.
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.

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, raffles and commission.
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

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	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.

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.
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

Charity name	Northumbria Squash Rackets Association
Other name the charity uses	Northumbria Squash
Registered charity number	1180804
Charity’s principal address	47 Woolsington Gardens Newcastle upon Tyne NE13 8AP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
John Thompson	Chair & acting Treasurer	NSRA Members, or Trustees subject to Members’ ratification at AGM
David Barnett		“
Colin McNestrie		“
Joseph Witherspoon		“

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

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

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




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

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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 07 June 2026