2020-12-31-accounts - Empower Squash Foundation

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	19	September	2019		31	December	2020
From				To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Empower Squash Foundation

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)

Previously Empower Squash Academy

1185427

Charity's principal address 1257 Bristol Road South

Northfield, Birmingham

West Midlands Postcode B31 2SW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Deon Saffrey	Chair
Lynn Paino		December 2019 to present
Dr David Green
Laura Surridge		Left April 2020
Ginny Lee		June 2021 to present
Sarah Ann Moore	Treasurer	December 2019 to present

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year N/A

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser N/A

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

N/A

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

March 2012

TAR

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Select invitation from existing trustees based on skills/ experience

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The objects of the CIO are the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of young people across the UK by the provision of facilities for playing squash.

March 2012

TAR

Empower Squash Foundation (‘Empower’ or ‘the Charity’) is the Midland’s first squash, education and nutrition program founded in 2019 and registered in September 2019 as a charity (no. 1185427).

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The Charity provides an after-school program which focuses on squash, life lessons and nutrition for children from income-deprived families. This program has been adopted based on a successful and proven model used for over 20 years in the United States.

The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when

reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and in planning future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned

activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

MISSION:

Empower Squash Foundation is dedicated to providing a better future to the lives of underserved youth throughout the Midlands with a combined approach of squash, education and nutrition.

GOALS:

To introduce children to a game they would never have been able to otherwise access
To help raise their academic performance

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
To provide a safe space to the often unpredicted home life environment
Increase participation to the game of squash
To have a lasting impact on the students in our program
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

March 2012

TAR

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Empower partnered with Lozells School – in the first year of our operation 14 girls were able to come and take part in the coaching program once a week for 2 hours. The girls were introduced to the game of squash and from the onset enjoyed training and learning about the health and benefits of the sport.
In addition to the core squash coaching, the girls were supported with extra academic needs by their teachers who attended with them and and received focused tutoring related to the valuable life lessons available through participation in sport.
Empower sponsored an Empower Mini-Series squash tournament which allowed girls from our program the chance to take part in a tournament with children from other clubs/ community squash programs.
Empower arranged an Exhibition Squash event involving several of the top 10 female players in the world. This event raised valuable funds for the program through ticket sales and related donations, but also allowed the demonstration of world class squash to our program participants to build their confidence and aspiration.

March 2012

TAR

Section E Financial review

The Trustees have discussed and agreed a reserves policy of Brief statement of the maintaining appropriate cash reserves sufficient to fund a minimum of 6 charity’s policy on reserves months of programme delivery. This policy will be discussed and reviewed annually.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

Empower is funded entirely through donations, sponsorship, and time/ equipment volunteered in kind.

The Charity operates at and supported by both Edgbaston Priory Club and Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Deon Saffrey Full name(s) Sarah Ann Moore Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer Chair etc) Date 2/1/22

March 2012

TAR

Empower Squash Foundation		1185427
Receipts andpayments accounts			CC16a
20/9/2019 For the period from	To	31/12/2020

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 7,000 7,783 6,800 3,250 - - - - 24,833 - - - 24,833 388 562 2,200 100 11,482 375 - - - 15,107 - - - 15,107 9,726 - - 9,726	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 7,000 7,783 6,800 3,250 - - - - 24,833 - - - 24,833 388 562 2,200 100 11,482 375 - - - 15,107 - - - 15,107 9,726	Last year to the nearest £
Donations - Corporate sponsorship	7,000				-
Other trading activities - Exhibition squash match	7,783				-
Other trading activities - Gala dinner ticket sales	6,800				-
Donations - Individualgiving	3,250				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
~~*Sub total~~~~(Gross income for AR)*~~	24,833				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
	-				-
~~*Sub total*~~	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					-

Costs of charitable activities - Equipment	388				-
Costs of charitable activities - IT	562				-
Costs of charitable activities - Squash coaching	2,200				-
Other expenditure - Gala ticket refund	100				-
Costs of raising funds - Exhibition squash match expenses	11,482				-
Costs of raising funds - Gala Dinner expenses	375				-
	-				-
	-				-
	-				-
**Sub total **	15,107				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-
	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					-

	9,726	-	-	9,726	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	9,726	-	-	9,726	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

02/01/2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Cash at bank and in hand Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 9,726 - - - - - 9,726 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Sarah Ann Moore Deon Saffrey	Endowment funds to nearest £
			-
			-
			-
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			Current value (optional)
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			Current value (optional)
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			-
			When due (optional)






			Date of approval
		Sarah Ann Moore	02/01/2021
		Deon Saffrey	02/01/2021

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

02/01/2022