## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date To 01/01/2024 Period end date 31/12/2024**
**Charity name: Lightwood Road Bowling Club**
## **Charity registration number: 1184675**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Is to promote participation in the sport crown
green bowling for people of all ages and abilities,
to encourage physical activity and social
wellbeing.|
|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|The club provides regular opportunities for
members and visitors to take part in crown green
bowling, including friendly matches, league
competitions. The club maintains and improves
it’s facilities to ensure they are safe, accessible
and welcoming all.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have had due
regard to the guidance issued by the charity's
commission on public benefit when planning and
delivering the club’s activities.|
**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**
SORP reference During the reporting period, Lightwood Road Bowling Club successfully maintained a full schedule of league and friendly matches. Membership numbers remained stable with new Summary of the main Para 1.20 players joining from the local area, Volunteers achievements of the charity, mad significant improvements to the green and identifying the difference the clubhouse facilities. The club continues to charity’s work has made to provide an important recreational and social the circumstances of its outlet for members and the wider community. beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|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|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity's income for the year was just over
£5000. The club currently holds no reserves.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|At present the club does not hold financial
reserves.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The charity operates on a small annual income,
spending funds in the same year to meet the
club’s needs and maintain facilities.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable; no deficits held.|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are no known uncertainties affecting the
charity’s ability to continue as a going concern|
|**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 charity’s principal source of income
during the year was from membership fees.
Additional income was generated from
match fees and donations.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The charity does not hold any investments.|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|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|The charity is governed under a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation(CIO)constitution.|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is constituted as a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation (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 are elected annually by the
members at the Annual General Meeting.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Lightwood Road Bowling Club|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1184675|
|Charity’s principal address|Beaufort Road, Longton, S-O-T, ST1RH|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||Steve Clutton|Chairman|||
||Jamie Ayres|Secretary|||
||John Ayres|Treasurer|||
||Norma Bowles||||
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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**
Description of the assets The charity does not hold any assets as custodian trustee held in this capacity on behalf of others. Name and objects of the Not Applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not Applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
The trustees have not taken advantage of any exemptions from disclosure available under the Charities Act 2011.
## **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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|Jamie Ayres||
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||Jamie Ayres||
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Secretary||
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Lightwood Road Bowling Club Income statement for the Financial Year ended 31/12/2024
|Membership Fees Summers and Winter Bowling|£650|
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|Match Fees:Monday League|£127|
|Match Fees:Wednesday League|£157|
|Match Fees: Oakhill League|£164|
|Match Fees: Parks|£131|
||£1,229|
|Cost Of Services (Outgoings)||
|Oakhill League|£5|
|Parks League Fees|£393|
|Industries League Fees|£40|
|Potteries and District|£316.10|
|Season Ticket Cost|£30|
|Score Cards|£27|
||£811|
|Gross Proft||
|Fundraiser cards|£299.50|
|Donations|£586|
|Car Park Income|£2,850|
|Prize Money|£100|
||£3,835.50|
|Income before expenses|£5,064.50|
|Less non service ralated expenses||
|Refreshments Expenses|£273.01|
|Secretary's & Treasure's Honorarium|£300|
|Club Insurance|£388.50|
|Green Maintenance|£2,293.09|
|General Expenses|£202|
||£3,506|
|NET PROFIT|£1,608.50|
|LESS DEPRECIATION|£1,044.72|
|NET PROFIT|£563.78|
|Fixed Assets|||
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|Portacabins and Equipmemt||£9,676|
|Mower and Cassettes||£9,390|
|Shelters and guard rail||£7,188.46|
|Hedge and trimmers||£450|
|Strimmers and Attachment||£585|
|CCTV System||£800|
|TV for CCTV||£149|
|Accumaleted Depreciation||£8,468.93|
|Cost less depreciation||£19,770|
|Fixed Assets|£19,770||
|Current Assets|£||
|Total Assets|||
||Capital||
|Start of the year|£25,411.30||
|Net Proft|£563.78||
|End of the year|£25,975.08||