## **Rhondda Lawn Tennis Club**
## **Chairman’s Address on behalf of Trustees, 2023**
Time is flying by. We have witnessed a period in recent years when RLTC has been transformed. The dilapidated shack has been upgraded to a venue which is the envy of many visitors. The membership of the Club has risen to almost 200, which is almost beyond belief when one considers that it was less than 30 a few years ago.
One must remember the saying, “There’s no gain without pain!”. Indeed, the amount of effort that has been made by some members, particularly most of the committee, has been immense.
The Club became registered as a Charitable Incorporate Organisation, a CIO, the object of which is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular, by presenting facilities for playing tennis in Rhondda Cynon Tâf (and surrounding areas) for the public benefit, including developing the capacity, skills and confidence of children, young people and/disabled, including adults who are socially disadvantaged. In just a few words, the aim of the Club is to be wholly inclusive.
The interest in playing has increased and the Club House is developing as a possible venue for social gatherings. It is heartening to see so many children signing up for coaching, and on that note, I must say how impressed I am with the interaction that our coaches, Mike, Callum and Mansoor, have with the youngsters and adults. Whenever I’ve been present at coaching sessions, I’ve been impressed by the coaches’ delivery and the response of those being coached, in all age groups. If only the warm atmosphere created could also have been added to by the weather!
As mentioned earlier, a considerable amount of work has been carried out by the committee, whether in an administrative, advisory or practical manner. The time and
effort given has been so valuable to the Club. However, I am confident that you will all agree that the contribution of our Treasurer / Membership Secretary has been beyond belief! The rest of us on the committee are aware of the research he has carried out regarding the availability of grants, the personal contacts he has made with representatives / employees of grant bodies and the local authority, which have resulted in the donations which have paid for and are still paying for the Clubhouse restoration.
It was no great surprise, consequently, that he was named as the Tennis Wales 2023 Volunteer of the Year for the leadership he has shown, the fundraising work he has carried out and the countless hours he has given to the work, day and night.
On behalf of the Club, I can only say a huge thank you for all of John’s contributions. Thanks also to those who have donated kitchen items and financially towards the cost of refurbishing the Club. Thanks to those who have obtained Food Hygiene Certificates. One mustn’t forget those who have donated their time and labour. THANK YOU. Long may it continue.
My hope for the future is that people from the wider community will become aware of what the Club has to offer, that those interested in playing in Men’s, Ladies and mixed matches will increase, and that plans which include indoor courts will materialise.
## **RHONDDA LAWN TENNIS CLUB**
## **INCOME & EXPENDITURE A/C FOR YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024**
||**CATEGORY**|**CATEGORY**|**INCOME**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Membership Fees**|||
||**Grants and Donations**||**£58,733.11**|
||**Donations**||**£365.33**|
||**Pay & Play (Court Bookings Stripe) (LTA Rally)**||**£400.81**|
||**Café Income**||**£2,301.90**|
||**Coaching Income**||**£4,586.89**|
||**Events**||**£1,292.01**|
||||**£67,680.05**|
||||**EXPENDITURE**|
||**Café Expenditure**||**£2,916.71**|
||**Clubhouse Maintenance & Upgrades**||**£30,410.49**|
||**On-Cost Maintenance and Insurance for Smart Gate**||**£1,447.84**|
||**Stripe Charges(LTA Rally Court Bookings)**||**£0.00**|
||**Membership Fee Refunds**||**£0.00**|
||**LTA Affiliation Registration (Tennis Wales)**||**£810.00**|
||**Team Registrations**||**£70.00**|
||**Coaching Courses and Related Costs(Tennis Squad)**||**£2,560.00**|
||**Food Hygiene Courses**||**£69.00**|
||**Insurance (Clubhouse Building/Contents & Courts Cover)**||**£609.51**|
||**Utilities (Water/Electricity/Microsoft Apps and Tools/Sky Mobile/Sky Broadband)**||**£1,812.97**|
||**Donations and Loan Repayments**||**£4,330.00**|
||**Tennis Equipment**||**£443.73**|
||**Events**||**£2,831.35**|
||||**£48,311.60**|
|**SURPLUS:**
**Opening Bank Balance as of 1 April 2023**||||
|||||
|**Closing Bank Balance as of 30 March 2024**||||
|
**A net inflow of:**||||
## **RHONDDA LAWN TENNIS CLUB**
## **INCOME & EXPENDITURE A/C FOR YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2022**
***Notes to the 2023-2024 figures:** There was a £9,088.24 grant from RCTCBC There was a £12,885.57 grant from RCTCBC There was a £500.00 grant from Local Giving Ltd. There was a £5000.00 grant from RCTCBC There was a £1,150.00 grant from RCTCBC. There was a £1,000.00 grant from RCTCBC. There was a £4,000.00 grant from RCTCBC. There was a £2,000.00 grant from RCTCBC. There was a £540.00 grant from RCTCBC. There was a £22,569.00 grant from Sport Wales.
**TOTAL GRANT INCOME: £58,733.11**
There was a £6.18 donation from Amazon Smile (Raised by your internet purchases). There was a £17.69 donation from Amazon Smile (Raised by your internet purchases). There was a £20.29 donation from Easy Fundraising (Raised by your internet purchases). There was a £17.95 donation from Easy Fundraising (Raised by your internet purchases). There was a £303.22 donation from an Anonymous Member. **TOTAL DONATIONS INCOME: £365.33**
(HARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO tho WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Rhondda Lawn Tennis Club
On accounts for the year
ended
31 March 2024
Charity no
(if any
1185547
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
ac¢ount$ in accordance Yth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
{'the Acr).
l port in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Direcbons given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)Ibl of the A¢t.
Independent fThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examiner's statsment undertake the examination by being a quaIrfd member of linsert name of
applicable listed bodyll. Delete I l rf not applic8bl8.
I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection wrth the examination (other than thal
disclosed below ") vthi¢h gives me cause to believe that in, any material
resped..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act", or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting cOrdS
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
. Please delete the woffls In Ihe brackets If they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
1210212025
Name:
Knsty-Ann Standbridge LLB Msc
Relevant professional
qualificationlsl or body
lif any):
Address:
43 Troedyrhm Terrace. Treorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taff
CF42 6PG
IER
Oct 2018
Section 8
Disclosure
Only complele if the examiner needs lo highlighl malenal matters of concem
{see CC32, Independent examinati¢)n of charity accourrts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wlshes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018