
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/09/2020   To 31/08/2021** 

**Charity name: Northamptonshire Titans Foundation Charity registration number: 1191353** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

|**Objectives and Activities**||
|---|---|
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|Summary of the purposes of the<br>charity as set out in its governing<br>document|**The advancement of the amateur sport of basketball**<br>**in Northamptonshire and the surrounding area for**<br>**the public benefit by the provision of:**<br>**1.**<br>**Facilities for participation in the sport of**<br>**basketball.**<br>**2.**<br>**Advancing education and promoting**<br>**community participation in healthy recreation.**<br>**3.**<br>**Providing grants and bursaries to increase**<br>**community participation in basketball**|
|Summary of the main activities in<br>relation to those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|**The Foundation has secured funding and grants to**<br>**deliver community basketball coaching as part of**<br>**its educational and social inclusion projects.**<br>**The Foundation has provided bursaries to upskill**<br>**and qualify members of the community to be able**<br>**to coach, referee and officiate for the benefit of the**<br>**sport.**|
|Statement confirming whether the<br>trustees have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit|**The activities undertaken during the year, as**<br>**described above, demonstrate how the charity has**<br>**met the public benefit requirements.**<br>**The trustees confirm that they have complied with**<br>**the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act**<br>**2011 to have due regard to the public benefit**<br>**guidance published by the Charity Commission.**|





||**Additional information (optional)**|||
|---|---|---|---|
||You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
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|||**Bursary applications are for Junior Members.**||
||Policy on grant making|**The Foundation accepts submissions for**||
|||**consideration, these are reviews by the grants**||
|||**committee.**||
|||**The members of the grants committee must not have**||
|||**any connection to the applicant (e.g, coach, team**||
|||**manager, parent or relative).**||
|||**The grants committee will agree to the appropriate**||
|||**level of support based on a defined criteria.**||
|||**Our commitment is to reinvest available funds into**||
|||**providing free coaching into schools to broaden the**||
||Policy on social investment|**appeal of the sport throughout the county in line with**||
||including program related|**the Foundation objectives**||
||investment|||
|||**The Foundation has a team of volunteers in excess**||
|||**of 30, between them they cover all management roles**||
||Contribution made by volunteers|**including administration, financial management,**||
|||**fundraising, grant applications, welfare, training,**||
|||**coaching, media and marketing.**||
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to the<br>circumstances of its beneficiaries<br>and any wider benefits to society<br>as a whole.|**The Foundation has worked with other agencies to**<br>**deliver various community projects throughout**<br>**Northamptonshire.**<br>**The Foundation has delivered basketball into**<br>**multiple schools to provide Basketball sessions for**<br>**children aged 5 to 18 either in out of hours clubs,**<br>**reaching in excess of 1000 participants.**<br>**The Foundation has run numerous school holiday**<br>**camps with events aimed at differing ability levels,**<br>**including the first girls only camp.**<br>**The Foundation has supported government funded**<br>**community projects across the county, providing**<br>**free access to basketball allowing children to get**<br>**involved in the sport.**<br>**The Foundation has operated community club**<br>**sessions at numerous locations across**<br>**Northamptonshire for participants of all ages,**<br>**genders, ethnicities and socio economic**<br>**backgrounds.**<br>**The Foundation has reinvested funds to provide free**<br>**school sessions into schools to an additional 1000+**<br>**participants.**<br>**The Foundation has developed a thriving and**<br>**positive partnership with Moulton College. As part of**<br>**this partnership, we provide 3 coaches to support**<br>**the Moulton Basketball Academy further enabling**<br>**access to the sport.**|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **We have significantly over-achieved against our original year 1 targets for community engagement.** Achievements against objectives set 



## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s financial<br>position at the end of the period|**The trustees are satisfied with the financial position**<br>**of the charity as shown in the attached financial**<br>**statements.**|
|---|---|
|Statement explaining the policy for<br>holding reserves stating why they<br>are held|**Reserves are being held to meet the charity**<br>**objectives**|
|Amount of reserves held|**£15916**|
|Reasonsfor holdingzeroreserves|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in deficit|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any uncertainties<br>about the charity continuing as a<br>going concern|**n/a**|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||
|<br>The charity’s principal sources of<br>funds (including any fundraising)|<br>**Members fees.**<br>**Grants from funding partners for community**<br>**projects.**<br>**Sponsorship.**<br>**Funding raised for the provision of paid coaching**<br>**services.**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s trusts:||
|---|---|
|<br>Type of governing document|**The charity is governed by its governing**<br>**document, the Constitution of the charity.**<br>**The charity was incorporated on 1st September**<br>**2020 and adopted its current Constitution and**<br>**Objects on 1st September 2020; it became a**<br>**registered charity on 18th September 2020**|
|How is the charity constituted?|**Charity Registered as a CIO in England & Wales**|
|Trustee selection methods including<br>details of any constitutional provisions<br>e.g. election to post or name of any<br>person or body entitled to appoint one<br>or more trustees|**The Foundation has been established with**<br>**trustees representing those previously involved**<br>**on a voluntary basis with the running of the Titans**<br>**Basketball Club. The aim is to review**<br>**representation over time as identified or needed**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
|---|---|
|Relationship with any related parties|**The Foundation has established relationships**<br>**with Northamptonshire Sport, Basketball**<br>**Northants, Free 2 Talk and Rhino Sports Academy.**<br>**These all have written service level agreements.**|





## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charityname|**Northamptonshire Titans Foundation**|**Northamptonshire Titans Foundation**|
|---|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Northamptonshire Titans Basketball Club||
||Northamptonshire Elite Basketball Club (dissolved)||
|Registered charitynumber|**1191353**||
|Charity’s principal address|42 The Oval||
||Kettering||
||NN15 6AY||
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if**<br>**not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to**<br>**appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Peter Burgoine**|**Director of Operations**|||
||**Angela James**|**Welfare Director**|||
||**Barry Powell**|**Coaching Director**|||
||**Jade Sacre**|**Finance Director**|||
||**Crispin Smalley**|**Chair**|||
||**Louise Stalker**|**Administration /**<br>**Membership Director**|||
||**Claire Underwood**|**Fundraising Director**|||
||**Jase Wickham**|**Marketing Director**|||



– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name n/a** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
|---|---|---|
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|**n/a**|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|**n/a**|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|**n/a**|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|**n/a**|



## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**n/a** 



## **Declarations** 

## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,**<br>**etc)**<br>**Date**||**Crispin Smalley**||
|---|---|---|---|
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|||**Crispin Smalley**|**Peter Burgoine**|
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|||**Chair**|**Director of Operations**|
||**29/04/2022**|||
|||**29/04/2022**||





## **NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TITANS FOUNDATION** 


_A registered charity in Engand and Wales_ 

Charity registered in England & Wales No: 1191353 

## **Profit and Loss Account for year end 31st August 2021** 

|||**£**|
|---|---|---|
|**Income:**|||
|Turnover|47,968||
|Merchandise Sales|2,409||
|Sponsorship and Fundraising|5,202||
|Grant funding|5,128||
|||60,707|
|**Expenses:**|||
|Court Hire|-24,731||
|League Fees and Costs|-3,868||
|IT Costs|-259||
|Banking Costs|-1,678||
|Professional Fees|-150||
|Training|-1,632||
|Equipment|-1,389||
|Merchandise|-7,638||
|Personnel Costs|-9,212||
|Marketing|-573||
|Sundries|-328||
|||-51,458|
|**Profit**||**9,249**|





## **NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TITANS FOUNDATION** 


_A registered charity in Engand and Wales_ 

Charity registered in England & Wales No: 1191353 

## **Balance Sheet for year end 31st August 2021** 

## **Current Assets** 

|- Cash at bank and in hand<br>- Debtors<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>- Creditors<br>- Deferred Income<br>**Net Current Assets**<br>**Balanced by:**<br>Capital introduced<br>Retained profit<br>**Capital and reserves**|21003<br>4050|
|---|---|
||**25,053**|
||-4142<br>-4995|
||**-9,137**|
|||
||**15,916**|
||6667<br>9249|
||**15,916**|



## **Notes:** 

## **1.** 

## **Capital Introduced** 

At commencement of trading on 01/09/2020, Northamptonshire Titans Foundation introduced the capital of £6,667, inheriting all assets and laibilities in full from Northamptonshire Elite Basketball Club, a limited company by guarantee in England & Wales (No. 8060039). 

## 2. 

## **Derrered  Income** 

Fees totalling £4,995 are being held ring fenced, carried over from 2020/21 for 2021/22 season due to COVID-19. 

Signed for Northamptonshire Titans Foundation 


Pete Burgoine 

Trustee, Director of Operations & Finance Committee member 



## **NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TITANS FOUNDATION** 


_A registered charity in Engand and Wales_ 

Charity registered in England & Wales No: 1191353 

## **Profit and Loss Account for year end 31st August 2021** 

|||**£**|
|---|---|---|
|**Income:**|||
|Turnover|47,968||
|Merchandise Sales|2,409||
|Sponsorship and Fundraising|5,202||
|Grant funding|5,128||
|||60,707|
|**Expenses:**|||
|Court Hire|-24,731||
|League Fees and Costs|-3,868||
|IT Costs|-259||
|Banking Costs|-1,678||
|Professional Fees|-150||
|Training|-1,632||
|Equipment|-1,389||
|Merchandise|-7,638||
|Personnel Costs|-9,212||
|Marketing|-573||
|Sundries|-328||
|||-51,458|
|**Profit**||**9,249**|





## **NORTHAMPTONSHIRE TITANS FOUNDATION** 


_A registered charity in Engand and Wales_ 

Charity registered in England & Wales No: 1191353 

## **Balance Sheet for year end 31st August 2021** 

## **Current Assets** 

|- Cash at bank and in hand<br>- Debtors<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>- Creditors<br>- Deferred Income<br>**Net Current Assets**<br>**Balanced by:**<br>Capital introduced<br>Retained profit<br>**Capital and reserves**|21003<br>4050|
|---|---|
||**25,053**|
||-4142<br>-4995|
||**-9,137**|
|||
||**15,916**|
||6667<br>9249|
||**15,916**|



## **Notes:** 

## **1.** 

## **Capital Introduced** 

At commencement of trading on 01/09/2020, Northamptonshire Titans Foundation introduced the capital of £6,667, inheriting all assets and laibilities in full from Northamptonshire Elite Basketball Club, a limited company by guarantee in England & Wales (No. 8060039). 

## 2. 

## **Derrered  Income** 

Fees totalling £4,995 are being held ring fenced, carried over from 2020/21 for 2021/22 season due to COVID-19. 

Signed for Northamptonshire Titans Foundation 


Pete Burgoine 

Trustee, Director of Operations & Finance Committee member 



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