
## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** 

**From:** 1[st] August 2024 **To:** 31[st] July 2025 

**Charity name:** Winchester Goalball Club 

**Charity registration number:** 1189986 

## **Objectives and activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To advance, promote and facilitate the<br>playing of Goalball as an amateur and<br>community sport for blind, Partially sighted<br>and other residents of Winchester and the<br>surrounding area for the purpose of<br>recreation, physical exercise and<br>competition|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The Charity provided regular training<br>sessions and attended tournaments across<br>the country, and in Malmo, Sweden with<br>players from all levels of goalball ability.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they had regard to<br>the Charity Commission’s guidance on<br>public benefit|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|During the period in question, volunteers<br>(both committee and non-committee) shared<br>the responsibilities of running the Club which<br>ran very smoothly.  We are fortunate to have<br>a team of volunteers who work well together.|



## **Achievements and performance** 



|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Winchester Goalball Club enabled blind and<br>visually impaired and sighted residents of<br>Hampshire and the surrounding districts the<br>opportunity to engage in the sport of<br>Goalball.  Those taking part benefitted both<br>physically and socially with other members<br>with similar disabilities and experiences to<br>themselves.|
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|**Financial review**|||
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|During the period in question, the charity had<br>an income of £15,630 and outgoings of<br>£10,870.  This included the additional cost of<br>attending a tournament in Malmo.  The<br>players were part subsidised by the Club.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity has a policy to always hold<br>enough reserves for the charity to operate<br>the following season|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£15,087|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|None|



## **Structure, governance and management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document:<br>for example,trust deed,<br>memorandum and articles of<br>association etc|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>for example limited company,<br>unincorporated association,<br>CIO|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|Every trustee must be appointed for a|





including details of any minimum term of 2 years by a resolution constitutional provisions e.g. passed at a properly convened meeting of election to post or name of the charity trustees.  In selecting individuals any person or body entitled for appointment as charity trustees, the to appoint one or more charity trustees must have a regard to the trustees skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. 

## **Reference and administrative details** 

|Charity name|Winchester Goalball Club CIO|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|n/a|
|Registered charity number|1189986|
|Charity’s principal address|Zion Hill Farmhouse<br>7 Goodacre Drive<br>Chandlers Ford<br>Hants<br>SO53 4LG|



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Adam Knott|Chairman &<br>Safeguarding|4 May 2020 - present||
||Bridget Knott|Treasurer|4 May2020 -present||
||Lisa Clifton|Secretary|4 May2020 -present||
||Matthew Exley|n/a|1 Aug2024 -present||



## **Declarations** 

**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** 


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Signature(s)<br>Full name(s) Bridget Knott<br>Treasurer<br> Position (for example<br>Secretary, Chair, etc)<br>Date<br>30/10/25<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




||**WINCHESTER GOALBALL CLUB CIO**|**WINCHESTER GOALBALL CLUB CIO**|**WINCHESTER GOALBALL CLUB CIO**|**WINCHESTER GOALBALL CLUB CIO**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|01-Aug-24|**To**|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**1 855**<br>**326**<br>**10 870**<br>**1 223**<br>**1 116**<br>**240**<br>**15 630**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **15 630**<br>**1 832**<br>**573**<br>**372**<br>**3 169**<br>**530**<br>**911**<br>**545**<br>**2 506**<br>**147**<br> **10 585**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**10 585**<br>**5 045**<br>**-**<br>**10 042**<br>**15 087**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Reimbursement for hotels|**1 855**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**1 855**<br>**326**<br>**10 870**<br>**1 223**<br>**1 116**<br>**240**<br>**-**<br>**15 630**|**2 566**|
|Income from additional kitpurchases|**326**||||**398**|
|Funding/Grants|**10 870**||||**5 871**|
|Member Subs|**1 223**||||**1 355**|
|Competions Abroad|**1 116**||||**2 245**|
|Hall Hire|**240**||||**-**|
|Misc|||||**340**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**15 630**||||**12 775**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**||||**15 630**||
||||**-**||**12 775**|
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|Hall Hire|**1 832**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**1 832**<br>**573**<br>**372**<br>**3 169**<br>**530**<br>**911**<br>**545**<br>**2 506**<br>**147**<br>**10 585**|**1 088**|
|Volunteer Expenses|**573**||||**770**|
|Equipment|**372**||||**325**|
|Hotels for Tournaments|**3 169**||||**5 356**|
|Volunteer TrainingCourses|**530**||||**225**|
|Kit Expenditure|**911**||||**537**|
|EntryFee for Tournaments|**545**||||**1 000**|
|Competitions Abroad|**2 506**||||**2 752**|
|Misc|**147**||||**570**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**10 585**||||**12 623**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||||||
||**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||**10 585**||
||||**-**||**12 623**|
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||**5 045**||<br>**-**|**5 045**<br>**-**<br>**10 042**<br>**15 087**|**152**|
||**-**||**-**<br>**-**||**-**|
||**10 042**||||**9 890**|
||**15 087**||<br>**-**||**10 042**|



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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**15 087**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**15 087**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>BRIDGET KNOTT|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|||BRIDGET KNOTT|03/11/2025|
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