2024-12-31-accounts - Empower Squash Foundation

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 January 2023 31 December 2024

From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Empower Squash Foundation

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1185427 Charity's principal address[1257 Bristol Road South ]

Previously Empower Squash Academy

Northfield, Birmingham West Midlands Postcode B31 2SW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Deon Saffrey Chair
2 Lynn Paino
3 Dr David Green
4 Ginny Lee
5 Sarah Ann Moore Treasurer
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of	advisers (Optional information)	advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser	Name	Address
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) 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)

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.

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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 clubs Edgbaston Priory Club and 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: o Once again in June, programme participants enjoyed a trip to the British Open Squash tournament event in Birmingham
- Programme participants from Crockett’s Community Primary School played and won a mini tournament against pupils from another local school in the area, Edgbaston High
Some programme participants have begun joining Friday/Saturday performance training sessions with other junior players at Edgbaston Priory Club, demonstrating their improvement and competence in the sport of squash
As in previous years, 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 received gifts in kind/ equipment from sponsors that support the delivery of the programme during the year, but has once again not undertaken any fundraising or other income generating activity because the level of cash reserves is adequate to fund programme activities for more than 12 months.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Empower is funded entirely through donations, grants, equipment and You may choose to include time 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

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Signature(s)
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Full name(s) Sarah Ann Moore

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Deon Saffrey
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Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Treasurer Chair
	12/10/25
	12/10/25

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Empower Squash Foundation 1185427
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 1-Jan-24 31-Dec-24
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donation - individual giving 45 - - 45 -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) [ 45 ] - - 45 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 45 - - 45 -
A3 Payments
Costs of charitable activities - Equipment and
food for programme participants 1,201 - - 1,201 1,856
Costs of charitable activities - IT expenditure 263 - - 263 147
Costs of charitable activities - Participant
transportation costs - - - 1,749
Costs of charitable activities - Squash
coaching 840 - - 840 1,672
Other costs - bank charges 60 - - 60 60
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- - - - -
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Sub total [ 2,365 ] - - 2,365 5,484
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 2,365 - - 2,365 5,484
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,320 - - - 2,320 - 5,484
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 16,662 - - 16,662 -
Cash funds this year end 14,342 - - 14,342 - 5,484
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

10/13/2025

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 £ 14,342 - - - - - 14,342 - 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 £ - - -
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 12/10/2025 12/10/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

10/13/2025