2024-12-31-accounts

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BRIGHTON PHOENIX ATHLETICS AND TRIATHLON CLUB

(Registered charity 1183179)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 DECEMBER 2024

Legal and administrative information Trustees’ report

Legal and administrative information

Charity Number	1183179
Business address	42 Payne Avenue
	Hove, BN3 5HD
Trustees	Michael Townley
	Nigel Lambe
	Darryl Hards
	Malcolm Kemp
	Kirsty Bunning
Bankers	Co-op plc
Website	http://www.brightonphoenix.org.uk
Date of registration	29 April 2019
Organisation Type	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

Trustees’ Report

for the year ended 31 December 2024

The Trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on Page 1.

Structure, governance, and management

Board of Trustees

The Board of the Charity, Brighton Phoenix Athletics and Triathlon Club, consists of the five trustees as follows:

Michael Townley (Chair)
Josh Guilmant (Vice-Chair)
Darryl Hards (Treasurer)
Malcolm Kemp (Director of Coaching)
Kirsty Brunning (Secretary)

Committee Members

In addition, a sub-committee of the Board exists which is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Club and is made up of the following members:

Michael Townley (Chair)
Josh Guilmant (Vice-Chair)
Nigel Lambe (Treasurer)
Bruce Warren (Director of Coaching)
Kirsty Bunning (Club Secretary)
Amy Harris (Club Captain)
Tom Hooper (Club Captain)
Miles Waterworth (Communications Officer)
Michael Scofield (Membership Coordinator)
Alex Garrod (Social Secretary)
Stephen Gambie (Parents’ Representative)
Fiona Gambie (Parents’ Representative)
Geoff Pike (Multi-sport Representative)

Each of the above committee members have different roles in the club and meet on a bimonthly basis discussing all significant aspects of the organisation. Decisions are made by majority votes.

Objectives and activities

General object

The objects of Brighton Phoenix are the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the public benefit in Brighton and the surrounding area by providing facilities for athletics, triathlon, and other sports capable of promoting physical health and fitness. The Club organises sporting activities, provides equipment, offers coaching in athletics, triathlon, and other sports, provides training opportunities and opportunities to participate

in races and competitions of different types, and support and education specifically relating to training for and competing in athletics, triathlon, and other sports on an amateur basis.

In 2019 we registered the Club as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It was felt by operating as a Charity the Club could continue to grow and build on existing success, laying a strong foundation for future achievements, inclusion, community participation, and sporting excellence.

Financial review

The financial position of the Club is satisfactory, and the Committee continues to work hard in maintaining a healthy bank balance whilst encouraging participation and competition through sustainable funding.

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other criminal conduct.

On behalf of the board

M Townley N Lambe Chair Treasurer

Revenue Subscritpions Swimming 10K Awards Night Sponsorship Kit Sales Expenses England Athletics Track Hire Kit Purchases 10 K Expenses Awards night Pool Hire Charity Donation Stripe Coach Training Travel Race Entry Brighton Track Night Afiliations AGM Training Peaks IT Marketing Gym Hire Sundry Paypal Accountancy Total Defcit for the year	. £ 33,482.26 £ 3,181.00 £ 10,057.65 £ 2,532.14 £ 1,100.00 £ 2,207.00
	£ 52,560.05
	Column3 £ (10,734.00) £ (10,374.00) £ (7,757.25) £ (4,373.07) £ (4,064.04) £ (3,548.00) £ (3,000.00) £ (2,589.63) £ (1,868.00) £ (1,443.61) £ (994.00) £ (708.00) £ (661.00) £ (480.00) £ (385.69) £ (223.12) £ (210.24) £ (200.00) £ (145.00) £ (41.60) £(1.19)
	£(53,801.44)
	£ (1,241.39)

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees Charity Name Brighton Phoenix Athletic & Triathlon Club 2024 Charity no On accounts for the year (if any) 126679 ended Set out on pages 1 to 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2024 .

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Nick Alexandrou Date: 10/09/2025 Name: Nick Alexandrou Relevant professional ACMA CGMA MBA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 29 St Nicholas Road

Oct 2018

IER

Brighton

BN1 3LP

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

No material concerns