## **International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise**
Charity number 1183805
**Annual Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees’ report|2-4|
|Receipts and payments account|5|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|6|
|Notes to the accounts|7|
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**International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise**
**Trustees’ report for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:
**Name Position** Brett Smith Chair Toni Williams Treasurer Shaunna Burke Secretary
Advisors as part of the executive board during the financial year were:
**Name Position** Fiona Moola Membership Officer Andrea Bundon Communications Officer Meghan McDonough Conference Officer Ted Butryn Election Officer
## **Charity number**
The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1183805 on 10[th] June 2019.
**Principal address Bankers** 7 Cross Valley Court Lloyds Bank Nevilles Cross 15 Blackheath Village Durham Blackheath DH1 4GD London SE3 9LH
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) is governed by a constitution adopted on 6[th] June 2019.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The current trustees of the charity were founding members.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity’s objects**
The objects of the International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise (QRSEsoc) are to advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst academics) in the social science aspects of sport, exercise and physical activity and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of these subjects and to publish the useful results thereof.
QRSEsoc was established to provide both an international home solely dedicated to qualitative research and a forum that brings together researchers from different disciplines. It is open to all methods, methodologies, traditions, epistemologies, ontologies, and empirical work that fall under the umbrella of qualitative research. QRSEsoc is also multidisciplinary by bringing together researchers interested in qualitative research from the disciplines of sport and exercise psychology, sociology of
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sport, sport coaching, sport pedagogy, leisure studies, sport management, sport policy, sport and exercise medicine, and others. We strive to:
- Promote qualitative research in the sport and exercise sciences
- Advance excellence in qualitative research and teaching
- Provide a forum for networking, knowledge sharing, collaboration, lobbying, and fostering supportive relationships and communities
## **The charity’s main activities**
QRSEsoc provides education and training through a biennial conference, workshops, webinars and podcasts. Members have access to additional benefits including education resources, PhD theses and an expert directory to facilitate collaboration and sharing of knowledge through our website (www.qrsesoc.com). They also have access to book chapters written by members and virtual topic focused meetings. Members are also working with the public to produce expert position statements that will support best practice. This includes an expert statement on the possibilities of making qualitative research data ethically open to the public. We also provide expert advice to the individual public, organisations, and charities, such as Disability Rights UK.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting out objectives and planning of our activities, our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular regarding advancing education and training.
## **Achievements and performance**
QRSEsoc was launched on 6[th] December 2019. In 2023, we had 253 members from 19 countries (United Kingdom – 149, Australia – 11, Canada – 32, China – 1, Denmark – 3, Finland – 1, Germany – 4, Ireland – 7, Italy – 2, Japan – 1, Netherlands – 1, New Zealand – 2, Norway – 2, Philippines – 1, South Africa – 2, Spain – 8, Sweden – 2, Switzerland – 1, United States – 23).
There were a number of initiatives that ran in 2023. The first was a series of short videos ran by our Early Career Researchers. These videos featured a number of QRSE members discussing their top 5 qualitative research papers.
The second initiative was a series of online qualitative methods conversations with different experts. These conversations were in response to feedback from our conference QRSE2022 where members asked for more discussion of the use of different qualitative methods. We kicked off with Dr Anthony Papathomas and Dr Luisa Vargas (Loughborough University, UK) discussing Narrative Inquiry. We then had Dr Melissa Day and Dr Laura Martinelli (Chichester University, UK) discussing the novel written technique for data collection called ‘A letter to my younger self.’ We finished the series with Dr Andrea Bundon (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Dr Hester Hockin-Boyes (Durham University, UK) discussing Digital Methods. Each conversation was attended live by members and recorded as an updated resource for the education section of our website.
We also continued to release two book chapters from QRSEsoc member Dr Javier Montforte and his book ‘Becoming a Qualitative Researcher’. These chapters were dedicated to impact and dissemination of qualitative research. This book is aimed at PhD candidates and early career researchers as Javier invites readers to enjoy, reflect on, and engage in critical dialogue on the qualitative research journey.
We ended the year with some exciting updates. For example, we launched the call for abstracts for our next biennial conference, the 9th International Conference of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise (QRSE2024) to be held at the University of Bath in July 20204. We also provided members
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with information for the Executive Board election to be held in 2024 and updated our website to include membership payments through WIX.
## **Financial review**
These accounts are for the period 1[st] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023. QRSEsoc had incoming receipts of £8063. Resources expended were £1075. The balance brought forward was £6988. The final cash balance fund carried forward was £46828.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees:
Signed:
Name: Brett Smith (Chair) Date: 13/10/2024 Signed: Name: Toni Williams (Treasurer) Date: 13/10/2024
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## **International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise**
## **Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|Notes
**Receipts**
Paypal membership
Paypal refund fee
QRSE conference
WIX membership
**Total receipts**
**Payments**
Paypal fees
Paypal refund
Website development fee
Website fee
Conference fees
WIX fee
**Total payments**
**Net receipts / (payments)**
**Cash fund balances brought forward**
**Cash fund balances carried forward**
(2)|2023
Unrestricted
Funds
£
2023
Restricted
Funds
£
**2023**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
7935
-
**7935**
23
-
**23**
-
105
-
-
**-**
**105**|_2022_
_Total_
_Funds_
_£_
_8580_
_1_
_18061_
_-_|
|---|---|---|
||8063
-
**8063**|_26642_|
||242
-
**242**
205
395
-
-
**205**
**395**
230
-
**230**
-
3
-
-
**-**
**3**|_239_
_40_
_-_
_230_
_4271_
_-_|
||1075
-
**1075**|_4780_|
||||
||6988
-
**6988**|_21862_|
||29840
10000
**39840**|_17978_|
||36828
10000
**46828**|_39840_|
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## **International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise**
## **Statements of assets and liabilities as at 31 December 2023**
|**Cash funds**
Current account
Paypal
WIX
**Total cash funds**|2023
Unrestricted
£
2023
Restricted
£
**2023**
**Total**
**£**
_2022_
_Total_
_£_
36226
10000
**46226**
_31038_
563
39
-
-
**563**
**39**
_8802_
_-_|
|---|---|
||36828
10000
**46828**
_39840_|
There are no other monetary assets or liabilities.
## **Approval of the accounts**
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees
Signed: Name: Brett Smith (Chair) Date: 13/10/2024 Signed: Name: Toni Williams (Treasurer) Date: 13/10/2024
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## **International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise**
## **Notes to the accounts as at 31 December 2023**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payment basis.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of restricted funds is included in the notes to accounts below (2).
## **2 Restricted funds**
|**Restricted funds**||
|---|---|
|QRSE conference fund|Balance b/f
£
Incoming
£
Outgoing
£
**Balance c/f**
**£**
10000
-
-
**_10000_**|
||10000
-
-
**_10000_**|
## **Fund name and purpose of restriction**
QRSE conference fund: The QRSE conference fund is a restricted budget used to support the conference every two years and is topped back up to £10,000 following conference expenditures. This fund will be used to support QRSE2024 next year.
## **3 Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year.
## **4 Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions during this year.
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