2022-06-30-accounts - Spencer Lynx

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Summary	Summary	ofthe purposes of	ofthe purposes of	Para inl	To promote participation In healthy
the charity as set out			in ils		recreation, primarily in the London
governing		document			boroughs ofWandsworth and Lambeth,
					for the benefit ofchildren who attend
					state schools, by providing facilities snd
					coaching to participate in hockey
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation tothose		Para 1.17and 1.19	Weekly Sunday hockey sessions delivered to approximately 115state
purposes		for the public			school children from at least 10primary
benefit,	in particular,		the		schools, starling September 2021 unfil
activities,		projects or			March 2022.Partnered with Homsby
services	identified in		the		House School to offer additional, after
accounts.					school, hockey training from January
					2022to March 2022. Provided
					subsidised aftermchool hockey training
					during the school summer term. Jubgee
					tournaments held in June 2022 involving
					over 200 local children.
					Hockey taster sessions delivered to
					over 500children in 13schools across
					Wandsworth and Lambeth, to recruit a
					new cohort ofchildren to start the
					programme.
					Supported 15members toJoin a
					mainstream hockey club after 2years
					with Spencer Lynx, with at least 5
					children on full, means tested,
					bursarle.
Statement		confirming		Para 1.18	The Trustees have had regard to the
whether	the trustees		have		Charity Commission's public benefit
had regard tothe guidance					guidance when carrying olit acbvtttes
issued by		the Charity			this year.

Summary	ofthe main	ofthe main	ofthe main	Spencer Lynx members are drawn
achievements		ofthe charity,		together from at least 13state primary
identifying	the	difference the		schools across Wandsworth and
charily's	work	has made to		Lambeth, from dWerent socio-
the circumstances			of its	economic, religious and ethnic
beneficiaries and			any wider	backgrounds. The ratio ofgirls:boys is
benefrts to society as a				50:50.
whole.
				In September 2021,32ofour second
				cohort ofchgdran started their second
				year ofweekly hockey training on
				Sundays, running until end March 2022.
				In addigon, a new, third, cohort of83
				children {recruited in the summer term
				of2021)started their 2~ear programme
				at Spencer Lynx. The total number of
				children benefiting from weekly training
				was therefore 115.
				All sessions were run by professional
				qualified hockey coaches, supported	by
				assistant coaches with hockey
				experience. Some sessions were
				additionally run by Spencer Lynx
				Ambassador and England and GB
				Intemagonal Rhys Smith, who is an
				inspirational role model forthe chlklren.
				In January 2022, Spencer Lynx
				partnered with Hornsby House School
				to provide weekly after school hockey
				sessions free ofcharge to Spencer Lynx
				members. These sessions ran until end
				March 2022, and offered the children
				more opportunides tobe physically
				active and to have addidonal hockey
				coaching and game play.
				Keen to keep members engaged during
				the off~son, Spencer Lynx provided
				subsidised afterachool hockey training
				during the summer term. Up to 25
				members took part, some free ofcharge
				depending on Snancral need.
				From May 20224une 2022, Spencer
				Lynx delivered hockey taster sessions
				in 13schools across Wandsworth and
				Lambeth, recruiting 108children toour
				fourth cohort ofchildren, to start In
				September 2022.
				In June 2022, Spencer Lynx hostad a
				Jubilartherned tournament for its

Financial	Financial	Review	Review	Review
Review of		the charity's				Para 1.21	The charity generated a posNve
financial	position at the end						Snancial outcome forthe period with a
ofthe period							net Increase In funds ofJust over
							618,000and closing with a bank balance
							ofJust over 637,000.Much ofthe Income
							was generated by donations, with major
							donaSons hem Spencer Junior Hockey
							Club and The Thomas's Foundation, the
							latter to cover coaching costs. Itwas
							also successful in obtaining a small
							grant from Wandsworth Council.
							The principal sources offunding forthe
							charity were donaaons and fundraising
							activNes, made possible through Its
							close association with Spencer Hockey
							Club, and local authority grant funding.
							However, limltaaons on the availability
							ofsome grant funding to new projects
							rather than conanuatlon ofexisting and
							successful proJects has proved
							challenging. The charity has also sought
							funding from national organisations and
							funds, but has todate had liNe success.
Statement		explaining the				Para 1.22	The charity holds reserves for Its day to
policy for	holding reserves						day operations, and excludes from Its
stating why		they are held					reserves any donation or grant made for
							aspecMc purpose, Including Its bursary
							fund.
Amount of		reserves held				Para 1.22	626,108
Reasons	for		holding zero			Para 1.22
reserves
Details offund materially					in	Para 1.24
d86clt
Explanation			ofany			Para 1.23
uncertainties			about the
charity continuing				asa going
concenl

The charity'6 principal	Para 1AT
sources offunds (induding
any fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives Including any
social investment policy	Para 1A6
adopted
A description ofthe principal
risks facing the charity	Para 1A6

Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing document		Pars 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity		Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
Trustee selection methods		Para 125	The Trustees remain the same as when
including details ofsny			originally	incorporated	in 2020.
constitutional provisions	e.g.
election to post or name	of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Additional information	(optional)
You ma choose to include further statements			where relevant about:
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training oftrustees		Pars 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure snd any wider
network with which the		Pars 1.51
charity works
Relationship with any related parties		Para 1.51

Charity name	Spencer Lynx
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1188217
Charity's principal address	The Spencer Club, Fieldvisw,	London SW18 3HF

ames	ofthe charity tru	ofthe charity tru	stees who manage	the charity
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1	Amrita Sheldon		Treasurer
2	Charlotte	Hucker
	Donna Kirby
	Karen Price
	Marcia Gurney-
	Champion
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