2023-12-31-accounts - Empower Squash Foundation

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	From	Period start date			To	Period end date
		1	January	2023		31	December	2023

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Empower Squash Foundation

Other names charity is known by Previously Empower Squash Academy Registered charity number (if any) 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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Deon Saffrey	Chair
	Lynn Paino
	Dr David Green
	GinnyLee
	Sarah Ann Moore	Treasurer

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

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Select invitation from existing trustees based on skills/ experience Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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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.

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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).

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.

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 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:

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

To introduce children to a game they would never have been able to otherwise access
To help raise their academic performance
policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.
To provide a safe space to those with often unpredictable home life environment
Increase participation to the game of squash
To have a lasting impact on the students in our program

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Empower Squash programme activities continued to operate at host squash club Edgbaston Priory Club and also began operating from Leamington Lawn Tennis and Squash Club (LLTSC).
The Charity supported students from 2 different schools in localities of deprivation - Lillington Nursery and Primary School and Crockett’s Community Primary School
Highlights throughout the year include:
- In June, programme students enjoyed a trip to the British Open Squash tournament event in Birmingham
- On 5th July 2023 the students, coaches and teachers from Leamington travelled to EPC to play squash with the EPC Empower group from Crockett’s Community Primary School in a tournament, followed by a swim together, trying out Padel Tennis and having a meal together
Supplementing the routine coaching and nutrition provided as part of the regular programme, these additional experiences had a big impact for programme participants – connecting them to others and the broader squash community – making them feel valued and supported

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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.

The Charity has not undertaken any fundraising activity in this year as the level of cash reserves is adequate to fund programme activities for more than 12 months.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

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Further financial review details (Optional information)

Empower is funded entirely through donations, grants and time You may choose to include volunteered in kind. additional information, where relevant about:

The Charity operates at and supported by both Edgbaston Priory Club
the charity’s principal and Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club.
sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Sarah Ann Moore	Deon Saffrey
	Treasurer	Chair
	21/9/24

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Empower Squash Foundation 1185427 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 1-Jan-21 31-Dec-21 To from

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts - - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts - A3 Payments 1,856 Costs of charitable activities - IT expenditure 147 1,749 1,672 Othercosts-bankcharges 60 - - - Sub total 5,484 - - Sub total - Total payments 5,484 Net of receipts/(payments) - 5,484 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end - 5,484 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Costs of charitable activities - Equipment and food forprogrammeparticipants Costs of charitable activities - Participant transportation costs Costs of charitable activities - Squash coaching A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,856 147 1,749 1,672 60 - - - - 5,484 - - - 5,484 - 5,484 - - - 5,484	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Cash at bank and in hand Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 16,662 - - - - - 16,662 - Agreement Error OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Sarah Ann Moore Deon Saffrey Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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			Date of approval
		Sarah Ann Moore	9/21/2024
		Deon Saffrey	9/21/2024