CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 27 February 2020 to 30 June 2021 Charlty name: Spencer LYDX Charity reglstration number: 1188217 Objectives and Activities SORP ièferen P8ral.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set in its goveming document To promote communty particlpation in healthy recreation. primarity in tho London boroughs of Wandsworth and Lamboth. for the bonefit of Ghlldren who attend State sch¢Jols. by providing facilities to articl te in hocke Weekly hockey sesslons dellvered to approximately 50 state school prfmary children slarting In September 2019 into March 2020. until natlonal lockdown duo to Covid-19. Hockey taster sessions dellvered lo over 51)0 chlldren in 10 schools across Wandsworth and Lambeth in Septemberloctober 2020. plus weekty hockey trdinlng sesslons dellvered to approx. 80 children from those schools until Chrlstmas 2020. Sessions were dellvered onllne evgry week for 10 weeks durlng the Lockdown months of January41arch 2021. Weekty face-to-face hockey sessions were re- started on liftlng of lockdown. after Easter 2021 untll the start of Ju 2021. The Trustees have had regard to the Charity comm￿s1O￿,S public benefit guidance when C3￿Y1ng out actlvitles this year. Summary oftho main activittes in relation to thos8 purposes for the public benefit. in particular. the acliviti&s. projects or services idenlified in the accounts. Para 1.17 arnj 1.19 Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publi benefit P8rn 1.18 Additional inforniation {optional) You ma choose to incI￿le further statements where relevant abouL' SORP relBren 1.36 Policy on grant making Pwa 1.38 Policy on social tnvestrnent Including program related investrnent Pard 1.38 Contribution madè by volunteers other Aehievements and Perforniance SORP￿feren Our members are drawn together from over 10 state primary schools across Wandsworth and Lambeth. from different SOCiO4economlc and religious backgrounds. An ethnicity survey of the Spencor Lynx 2020121 cohort Shovrnl at least 68% of chlldren from black, Asian and ethnic minorSty groups. and at least 38% on pupil premium. Tho of girls to boys is maintaI￿d at 50.50. Over 50% of our members had not been part of an extemal club befoTe. Summary of the main achievements of the charity. identifying the dtfference the charitys work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider beneffts to S￿Iety as a whole. Para 120 In Septgrnb8r 2019 our flrst cohort of children started weekty hockey sessions with Spencer Lynx, running until March 2020 when the county was placed into natlonal lockdown dua to Covld-19. In September 2020 our oryinal cohort of children began their second y8ar of training and we began recruitment of a second cohort (recruitment should havo takon place In schools, summer tsmi 2020 but W8 Wora unable to do this due to Covid restrlotions). By October 2020 wo had recrult8d an additional 50 chlldren, taklng our totsl number of members to approximately 90 childrnn. 2021 started in lockdown. and there was concern that Spencer Lynx members that had Jolned in October 2020 would find it hard to stay engaged with the Club. and would bo less physically active. To resolve thi& Spencer Lynx decided to offer On￿h￿ hockey training sessions. However. over 50 members had yet to earn their own hockey sticks. Thorefore, Spencer Lynx hand-delivered stlcks and tennls ball8 to every child Ihat wanted to take part online. Safeguarding rules and checks were put in place to keep the children safe onllno_ Spencer Lynx worked with th•lr coaches to devise simple onllne sessions that could be formed safety in confined space and ran a nurnboT of trEal sessions. before launchlng the online s85sion& Attendanco onllne was encouraglngly high, wlth children practlsing and trying new hockey skills in whatever space was available to them- the front room. a hall or corrfdor. a balcony• or a car park ijssng 'live' online sessions ratl than pre4ecorded sessions also enabled the children to connect wlth their friends. Some of these sessions were run by Spencer Lynx Ambassador and England and GB Intemational. Rhys Smith, who is an Snspiratlonal role model tor the chlldren. Rhys has also coached in person at Spencer Lynx during 2021, when his schedule allowed, and hls engagement and positlve effect on the chIkIr￿ is second to none. Havlng a relevant and inspitational role model is very important for childrnn. particularfy those with fewer opportunities. On the Ilfting of lockdown restsictlons. wo were able to return to weekty faco40- face hockey sessions, and continued these untll the start of Juty 2021. The hockey season would ordlnarfty have finlshed at the ond of March 2021, but the trustees declded to extend the season for the Lynx children. as they had already missed out on many aspects of normal life arKI opportunities durfng k>ckdown. Parents reported that because of Spencer Lynx their chlldren wero more physlcally actlve and enjoyed improved rnental wellboing. Parents and schools reported that the children enjoyed maklng new frlends. and had increased confidence, self*steem and were proud of their club. Schools also reported chlklrgn showed gr&￿r commitinent to spor( and willingness to share thelr skills with others. Ad(lil￿al Inforniation (optiona You rna thoose to includg further ststements ￿ere relevarrt about: Achievements against otiectives set 1.41 Performance of fundrdising activities ag￿nst objeclives set Pwa 1.41 Investrnent performance against objectives P¥a 1.41 Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the Slaternent explaining the policy for holding resep4es statin vjh the aTe held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero Para 1.21 Pard 122 Para 1.22 Pard 122 Details Df fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going cnncem Para 1.24 Pwa 123 Additional inforn?ation (optional) You rna ch(M)se to indude further statements wh￿9 relevarrt ab(K The charity's principal souT￿S of fijnds (induding any fundraising} 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted 1.46 A description of the pwtncipal risks facing the charity PaTr 1.46 other Structure, Governance and Management Description of tharivs trusts= Type of goveming dwment iarter 1.25 Constiiutlon How is the charlty LX)nStituted7 Paa 1.25 l Jrated Tntstee Selecti(￿ methods including details of any o)nslitutional provisions e.9. election to post or name of any person or bLxly entilled to appoint one or ffiore Itustees Paa 1.25 The Trustees remain the $am• as when origlnalty irKorporated in 2020. Addttlonal infomiatlon (optlonall You ma chcose to indude further statements where relevant ab(wt: Policies ar￿ procedu￿3 adopted for the induction and training of trustees Pwa I￿1 The charity's organisational structure and any wider ne￿ork with which the charity works P&al￿1 Relationshlp with any related parlies P* 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Charit name other name the chari istered chari number Charity's principal add￿sS ncer L 1188217 The Spftn￿r SpLYts Club Fieldview LONDON SW18 3HF Names of th? charfty trustees WI￿ manage tho charfty Offlt• {Oanyl N•ne ol parson {orbotyl •ntltl•d toa Dt trustse Amrits Sheldc Charlott8 Hucker Donna Kirt)y Karen Pri Treasurer Marcia Gumey Champion 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 te trustees - names of the dir&thrs at the date the re rtwasa Name of trustees hdding title to property belonging lo the charity Funds held as eustodian trustees on behalf of others Description of Ihe assets held in this capacity Name and objects of Ihe charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian chariws objects De&•ls of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charills own assets Addltional inforniation {optional) N￿OS and addresses of adviser5 (Opuonal infornialion) Type of Name Address adviser Namo of chief executive or namvts of senior slaff members {Optlonal information} Exemptsons from disclosure Reason for non-disciosure of ke rsonnel detslls Other o tional information Declarations Th• trusteos d￿lare that they have approved the trustogs. report abovo. Slgned on ljehalf of tho chari￿5 trustogs Slgnaturpls) Full namo(s) Posllion {•g Secretary. Chair. etc) 1thLre£ Date Nlllll mM]lllll NI iuii N]NN i--.-n 111 I Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Spencer Lynx I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Spencer Lynx (the 'Trust"I for the accounting period ended 30June 2021. Responslbllltles and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Art,). I report in respert of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryin8 Out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sertion 145(51{bl of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have compSeted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act: or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns 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 e accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name: -