Trustees report to the charity commission January 2022 to January 2023
In line with guidance from our National Governing Body, in 2022 we were able to resume our normal shooting provision for our members following the disruption of the covid pandemic, with three shooting sessions per week. We ran five successful outdoor competitions in 2022. A sixth competition in October 2022 had to be cancelled due to a lack of entries, lower entry numbers has been a national trend as a result of covid and the cost of living crisis. We also took the decision to not run an indoor tournament in 2022, although we plan to resume this event in 2023. These activities help to further our goal of advancing amateur archery and also provides income to the CIO.
Substantial work by our volunteers took place in 2022 to salvage equipment and create a new course for our field shooting venue which was devastated by Storm Arwen in late 2021. Due to this substantial effort we were able to run events at the venue in 2022, although discussion are still ongoing with the landowners around the siting of a new catering hut and how the damaged trees will be removed.
In 2022 we were able to resume running public have-a-go events with a number of enquiries and two outdoor events run by our volunteers during the year. We also ran an evening have-a-go session for a local WI group at our indoor venue, which was well received. Have-a-go events help to further our charitable causes of advancing community participation in healthy recreation and the advancement of the amateur sport of archery in the local area.
Our volunteers ran four, six week beginners’ courses for people interested in taking up archery in 2022, with around 10 people attending each course. We have had significant interest in beginners courses this year and are working to reduce our waiting list and enable members of the public to begin to participate in archery in line with our charitable goals.
We continue to actively look for land that may be suitable for us to buy and develop as our own venue to increase the archery opportunities that we are able to offer. However this is challenging within the local area as suitable land is generally prime agricultural land and normally sells for well above its asking price.
Through careful management of our funds and significant fund raising efforts in previous years we are in a stable financial position with good reserves and substantial funds in our capital account to help us move towards our goal of our own venue.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Kendal Bowmen and we recognised this with commemorative mugs and lapel badges and a small presentation to one of our founder members at our AGM. Overall 2022 was a successful year in which we advanced our charitable objectives.
Treasurer’s statement accompanying the accounts
Our largest expense in 2022 has been the second part of the payment for the purchase of 3D targets for the woods. Despite this expense we balanced our accounts and made a small income of £615.58, with income from membership fees, have-a-go events and beginners courses which have all contributed to maintaining the club.
We note that in the accounts for this period there is no payment for the woods in the ‘venue’ section. The 2022 payment was delay and a double payment will therefore be shown in the 2023 accounts.
Other large unavoidable outgoings include materials for re-roofing our storage shed at one of our outdoor venues, a number of additional bows for our beginners courses, and venue hire. While our indoor venue hire still made a loss this year it was smaller than in 2021 as more members were able to shoot thanks to the end of covid restrictions. An exceptional expense for 2022 was the cost of commemorative mugs and lapel pins to celebrate our fiftieth year.
Finally, we should note that we continue to gain interest in the two savings accounts the club holds.
Kendal Bowmen Year Review from 1[st] January 2022 to 31[st] December 2022
Income Expenditure Balance Current Account on 1[st] Jan 2022 2,953.91
| Membership 2021 2022 Archery GB CCAA NCAS 2022 2023 Archery GB CCAA NCAS Shoots Portsmouth entries for 2023 Longbow Catering GNAS Field Refund NFAS Cumbria Challenge NFAS Open Clout Facilities Hire Tassel Awards 3D Field 2022 Gifts for Judges, etc 3D Field 2023 Venue Indoor Hall Kendal Cricket Club Rugby Club Westmorland Showground – clout practise Woods Have a Go WI Sedburgh Gala Countryfest Beginner’s Course |
322.00 150.00 27.00 16.00 3,833.00 1,829.00 261.00 86.20 |
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| 4,155.00 2,369.20 1785.80 |
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| 136.00 128.00 54.07 231.00 211.00 458.00 314.00 450.00 248.00 47.00 590.00 19.85 20.00 |
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| 2,327.00 579.92 1747.08 |
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| 1,320.00 1,440.00 500.00 240.00 19.50 160.00 |
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| 1,339.50 2,340.00 (1,000.50) |
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| 70.00 136.00 1,156.00 90.00 |
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| 1,362.00 90.00 1272.00 |
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| 1,200.00 120.00 |
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| 1,200.00 120.00 1080.00 |
| Maintenance Cricket Club Roof Sheeting and timber Rope for wood targets and felt for wood shed Equipment Beginners’ Bows Portable Shelter 3D Targets Advertisement (refund) Website Stationery Other Archery GB Record Status Miscellaneous Total in two savings accounts includes interest* 50thAnniversary Lapels 50thAnniversary Cups Current Account on 31stDec 2022 |
115.28 538.27 160.98 569.69 257.89 504.21 1,628.91 504.21 3,271.02 (2,766.81) 70.00 186.00 35.49 145.00 760.00 445.50 70.00 1,571.99 (1,501.99) 10,957.71 10,342.13 615.58 3,569.49 20,907.92 29,892.73 50,800.65 440.79 698.52 |
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