## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 16[th] May 2024 To 15[th] May 2025**
## **Charity name: Charnwood Squash and Racketball Club**
## **Charity registration number: 1191884**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The promotion of community participation
in healthy recreation for the public benefit
by the provision of facilities and
opportunities for playing squash and
racketball in Loughborough and
surrounding area.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|_●Running Internal leagues;_
_●Four Teams in the county_
_leagues._
_●Junior and Tots coaching_
_sessions programme;_
_●Ladies squash evenings;_
_●Ladies development sessions;_
_●Team training nights;_
_●Improvers training nights_
_●Coaching (couples/1-2-1);_
_●Racketball tasters;_
_●Free taster sessions;_
_●Club Handicap_
_Tournament/Family festival_
_●Children’s squash party_
_●2 club socials_|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity|Para 1.18|Trustee’s have followed guidance to the
best of their ability and helped create
opportunities for more people to access,|
Commission on public benefit
play and enjoy squash and racketball..
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We’re thankful for all the time and effort our
volunteers give.|
|Other|||
|**Achievements and Performance**|||
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|_●Conversations are still ongoing_
_about the potential to build and_
_have our own club in the town._
_●Junior coaching sessions have_
_continued to go well with 32_
_young players involved in 2_
_diferent sessions each week._
_●We have run 2 coach-led ladies_
_squash nights a week with 35_
_signed up._
_●We’ve also run a weekly coach-_
_led ‘improver’ training session_
_with 17 signed up._
_●Successfully ran 4 teams in the_
_Leicestershire League._
_●Internal leagues had an_
_average of 69 players involved._
_●Squash coaching sessions are_
_popular with around 35 people_
_beneftting._
_●Club Tournaments run for the_|
_second time for Men, Women and Juniors. ●We ran summer training sessions from June - August with 12 involved each week. ●We’ve had 9 coaches involved: 7 paid and 2 volunteers. ●In terms of growth and new players joining: ●We have 24 ‘new to squash’ players since Dec 2023 ●We have had 25 ‘returners’ since Dec 2023 ●22 BME players/coaches (across all categories) ●1 young sports leader and 2 juniors on their Duke of Edinburgh award mentored in the year._
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As at 15thMay 2025
Net Assets £661.00
Brought forward £9,046.21
Income £11,929.18
Expenditure £6,563.49
Balance £14,411.90|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22||
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|None required for the current running
model.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Small grant applications as well as receipts
from activities. e.g. coaching and matches.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Minimal risks currently|
|Other||We had an income of £4,050.99 in Grants.|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charity Commission Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected on a needs and skills
basis.|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Charnwood Squash and Racketball Club|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1191884|
|Charity’s principal address|1 Westfield Drive|
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||Loughborough|
||LE11 3QJ|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if**
**not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**|
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|**1**|Pauline Young||||
|**2**|Jeremy Gowers-
Cromie|Chairman|||
|**3**|Richard Jonathan
Colton||||
|**4**|Malcolm Young|Treasurer|||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**|
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|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
Jeremy Gowers-Cromie
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Chairman
**Date**
07/07/2025|||
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Chairman||
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