## **Quorn Mills Park Bowling Club** 

## **Receipts and Payments Account for the Year from November 1st, 2024, to October 31[st] , 2025.** 

_**Receipts   £’s                                                            2023/24              2024/25**_ 

|**_Receipts   £’s_**|**_2023/24_**|**_2024/25_**|
|---|---|---|
|Bar Takings|10523|8352|
|Members Subscriptons|7400|7296|
|FundraisingEvents(Winter,FridayNights etc)|2649|3338|
|Hire of Clubhouse|397|176|
|Short Mat Bowls|2953|2526|
|Match Revenue(Net)from Men’s Teas/Rafes|987|556|
|Match Revenue – Mixed and SundayEvents|768|422|
|Match Revenue(Net)Ladies Teas/Rafes|264|218|
|Club and CountyCompettons – Entrance Fees|588|583|
|Sponsorship/Donatons|1342|1570|
|Sales Tables etc|454|344|
|Shirt Sales|217|186|
|Loto Bingo|121|180|
|Miscellaneous Income|3224|308|
|Grants|Nil|20000|
|Bank Interest||1549|
|**_Total Receipts_**|**_£32387_**|**_47604_**|



|**_Payments £’s  2023/24          2024/25_**|**_Payments £’s  2023/24          2024/25_**|**_Payments £’s  2023/24          2024/25_**|
|---|---|---|
|Green Maintenance|3548|5554|
|Grounds Maintenance|990|2446|
|Bar Purchases|5640|3868|
|Insurances|2342|2411|
|Bowls Entrance Fees,BL Capitaton Fees|1137|1258|
|Housekeeping|656|513|
|TrophyCosts|523|1150|
|Electric|1120|1015|
|Gas|1572|2390|
|Treasurer/Secretarial Costs|63|880|
|Licences|264|`180|
|Donatons|90|125|
|Event Costs|227|252|
|Miscellaneous Expenses Inc Cabin Deposit|3543|8126|
|Shirts|3272|183|
|Rent|2400|2469|
|Water|890|728|
|Cabin Cost Phase 2||15000|
|**_Total_** **_Payments_**|**_£28277_**|**_48548_**|



**Excess of Payments over Receipts £944** 



## _**Cash Balances**_ 

|**_Cash Balances_**||
|---|---|
|**Closing Balance 31/10/25**||
|Natwest Current Account|£23275|
|Natonwide B.S 1 Year Fixed Rate Saver|£21945|
|Natwest LiquidityManager 35 DayAccount|£16287|
|Pety Cash|£138|
|**Total**|**£61645**|
|Bar Stock £1075||
|**Opening Balance 1/11/24**||
|Natwest Current Account|£20786|
|Natonwide BS 1 Yr Fixed Rate Savers Accounts|£21064|
|Natwest LiquidityManager 35 DayAccount|£20588|
|PetyCash|£151|
|**Total**|**£62589**|
|Bar Stock £ 848||



## **Summary** 

## Independent Examiners Report 

I have examined the Accounts as presented, with the books and records relating to them and can verify their content 

Jennifer Carter 

November 2025 

## **Report for AGM** 

## **Income** 

The club achieved record annual revenue receipts because we received a £20k grant from the Community Development Fund, provided by Charnwood Borough Council. The money has been used to purchase a new building which will primarily be used to provide additional changing accommodation, including for the first time separate changing facilities for visiting teams. There will be further costs next year as we kit out the building and provide electrical services, but the grant should cover about two thirds of the total cost. 

There has been a small decline in membership subscriptions although the number of members remains close to the record levels of recent years 

It has been a difficult year for player participation. Although we have fielded more league teams than before, participation in Saturday fixtures, Ladies matches and Tuesday/Friday Roll Ups is markedly less. Several of the clubs we have friendly fixtures with have been unable to field teams, or teams have less players. The financial effect of lack of numbers can clearly be seen in bar takings and match revenue. 



Some newer sources of revenue began to emerge this year. Gift Aid generated over £800, and Easy Funding made a useful contribution 

Room Hire, pre-Covid once a significant source of income, is still very small. 

With interest rates on investments becoming worthwhile again, bank interest from our investments with Nat West and Nationwide contributed over £1500. 

## **Expenditure** 

Winter work, treatments and fertilizer costs all increased significantly, and we incurred a bill of approaching £1k for damage to the mowers. 

Grounds maintenance costs were higher than usual but included £1k for roof repairs and £750 for a whole range of goods purchased from Barlestone Bowls Club, who are closing down. 

Utility Costs, as ever, are significant, but include some exceptionally high gas heating costs in the Jan/Feb period when the 2-month bill reached £1200. Corrective action was taken to control costs, and recent bills have been much reduced. 

Our club is in a conservation area, and the land upon which our new building stands belongs to our landlord. Obtaining Planning Permission for the new building and making alterations to our lease both required the services of architects and solicitors with the combined costs around £2k (included in miscellaneous expenses) 

## **Prospects** 

This year, for the first time in over a decade, our spending exceeded our income. Next year, we expect more expenses as we pay for outfitting and painting the new building.  We are also about to embark on refurbishing all the bowls green ditches, with an estimated cost that may reach £10k. 

All this is possible as we tap into reserves built up over the last decade, yet we remain in a strong financial position. As at the date we closed the accounts for this year we had a brand-new, much needed building which enhances the club’s position as being amongst the most attractive bowls clubs in the county, yet our cash reserves have only decreased by about £1k 

Nevertheless, in several areas of the club,  activity is down and this is reducing income. 

I will be outlining some of the ways in which income might be restored at the AGM 

John Ventham 

Treasurer 



## **Quorn Mills Park Bowling Club** 

## **Receipts and Payments Account for the Year from November 1st, 2024, to October 31[st] , 2025.** 

_**Receipts   £’s                                                            2023/24              2024/25**_ 

|**_Receipts   £’s_**|**_2023/24_**|**_2024/25_**|
|---|---|---|
|Bar Takings|10523|8352|
|Members Subscriptons|7400|7296|
|FundraisingEvents(Winter,FridayNights etc)|2649|3338|
|Hire of Clubhouse|397|176|
|Short Mat Bowls|2953|2526|
|Match Revenue(Net)from Men’s Teas/Rafes|987|556|
|Match Revenue – Mixed and SundayEvents|768|422|
|Match Revenue(Net)Ladies Teas/Rafes|264|218|
|Club and CountyCompettons – Entrance Fees|588|583|
|Sponsorship/Donatons|1342|1570|
|Sales Tables etc|454|344|
|Shirt Sales|217|186|
|Loto Bingo|121|180|
|Miscellaneous Income|3224|308|
|Grants|Nil|20000|
|Bank Interest||1549|
|**_Total Receipts_**|**_£32387_**|**_47604_**|



|**_Payments £’s  2023/24          2024/25_**|**_Payments £’s  2023/24          2024/25_**|**_Payments £’s  2023/24          2024/25_**|
|---|---|---|
|Green Maintenance|3548|5554|
|Grounds Maintenance|990|2446|
|Bar Purchases|5640|3868|
|Insurances|2342|2411|
|Bowls Entrance Fees,BL Capitaton Fees|1137|1258|
|Housekeeping|656|513|
|TrophyCosts|523|1150|
|Electric|1120|1015|
|Gas|1572|2390|
|Treasurer/Secretarial Costs|63|880|
|Licences|264|`180|
|Donatons|90|125|
|Event Costs|227|252|
|Miscellaneous Expenses Inc Cabin Deposit|3543|8126|
|Shirts|3272|183|
|Rent|2400|2469|
|Water|890|728|
|Cabin Cost Phase 2||15000|
|**_Total_** **_Payments_**|**_£28277_**|**_48548_**|



**Excess of Payments over Receipts £944** 



## _**Cash Balances**_ 

|**_Cash Balances_**||
|---|---|
|**Closing Balance 31/10/25**||
|Natwest Current Account|£23275|
|Natonwide B.S 1 Year Fixed Rate Saver|£21945|
|Natwest LiquidityManager 35 DayAccount|£16287|
|Pety Cash|£138|
|**Total**|**£61645**|
|Bar Stock £1075||
|**Opening Balance 1/11/24**||
|Natwest Current Account|£20786|
|Natonwide BS 1 Yr Fixed Rate Savers Accounts|£21064|
|Natwest LiquidityManager 35 DayAccount|£20588|
|PetyCash|£151|
|**Total**|**£62589**|
|Bar Stock £ 848||



## **Summary** 

## Independent Examiners Report 

I have examined the Accounts as presented, with the books and records relating to them and can verify their content 

Jennifer Carter 

November 2025 

## **Report for AGM** 

## **Income** 

The club achieved record annual revenue receipts because we received a £20k grant from the Community Development Fund, provided by Charnwood Borough Council. The money has been used to purchase a new building which will primarily be used to provide additional changing accommodation, including for the first time separate changing facilities for visiting teams. There will be further costs next year as we kit out the building and provide electrical services, but the grant should cover about two thirds of the total cost. 

There has been a small decline in membership subscriptions although the number of members remains close to the record levels of recent years 

It has been a difficult year for player participation. Although we have fielded more league teams than before, participation in Saturday fixtures, Ladies matches and Tuesday/Friday Roll Ups is markedly less. Several of the clubs we have friendly fixtures with have been unable to field teams, or teams have less players. The financial effect of lack of numbers can clearly be seen in bar takings and match revenue. 



Some newer sources of revenue began to emerge this year. Gift Aid generated over £800, and Easy Funding made a useful contribution 

Room Hire, pre-Covid once a significant source of income, is still very small. 

With interest rates on investments becoming worthwhile again, bank interest from our investments with Nat West and Nationwide contributed over £1500. 

## **Expenditure** 

Winter work, treatments and fertilizer costs all increased significantly, and we incurred a bill of approaching £1k for damage to the mowers. 

Grounds maintenance costs were higher than usual but included £1k for roof repairs and £750 for a whole range of goods purchased from Barlestone Bowls Club, who are closing down. 

Utility Costs, as ever, are significant, but include some exceptionally high gas heating costs in the Jan/Feb period when the 2-month bill reached £1200. Corrective action was taken to control costs, and recent bills have been much reduced. 

Our club is in a conservation area, and the land upon which our new building stands belongs to our landlord. Obtaining Planning Permission for the new building and making alterations to our lease both required the services of architects and solicitors with the combined costs around £2k (included in miscellaneous expenses) 

## **Prospects** 

This year, for the first time in over a decade, our spending exceeded our income. Next year, we expect more expenses as we pay for outfitting and painting the new building.  We are also about to embark on refurbishing all the bowls green ditches, with an estimated cost that may reach £10k. 

All this is possible as we tap into reserves built up over the last decade, yet we remain in a strong financial position. As at the date we closed the accounts for this year we had a brand-new, much needed building which enhances the club’s position as being amongst the most attractive bowls clubs in the county, yet our cash reserves have only decreased by about £1k 

Nevertheless, in several areas of the club,  activity is down and this is reducing income. 

I will be outlining some of the ways in which income might be restored at the AGM 

John Ventham 

Treasurer 



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