## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 16[th] May 2025 To 15[th] May 2026**
**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
● Running Teams in the county
leagues
● Junior and Tots coaching sessions
● 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
● Club socials|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have followed guidance to the
best of their ability and helped create
opportunities for more people to access,
play and enjoy squash and racketball..|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
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|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 ongoing about
the potential to build and have our
own club in the town.
● Successfully ran 3 teams in the
Leicestershire League.
● The Club Handicap Tournament ran
for the third time with 24 entrants
including Men, Women and Juniors.
● Junior coaching sessions have
continued to go well with 26 young
players, aged from 3 to 15, involved
in coach-led sessions each week.
● We have run a coach-led ladies
squash nights a week with 35
signed up.
● We’ve also run a weekly coach-led
‘improver’ training session with 25
signed up.
● Internal leagues had an average of
69 players involved.
● Squash coaching sessions are
popular with around 27 people
benefitting.
● We’ve had 5 coaches involved: 3
paid and 2 volunteers.
● We have attracted several ‘new to
squash’ players as well as several
returners
● 1 young sports leader and 2 juniors
on their Duke of Edinburgh award
mentored in the year.|
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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set
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||Performance of fundraising||||
||activities against objectives|Para 1.41|||
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||Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|||
||Other||||
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## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As at 15thMay 2026
Net Assets £ 562.00
Brought forward £ 14,411.90
Income £ 12,447.25
Expenditure £ 16,237.94
Balance £ 10,621.21|
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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|Lack of court maintenance and reduction in
quality of courts and access. New provider
may increase costs.|
|Other||We had an income of £ 5,500.10 in Grants.|
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## **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.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties 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
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)**|**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|Club Coach|||
|**2**|Jeremy
Gowers-Cromie|Chairman|||
|**3**|Richard Jonathan
Colton|Secretary|||
|**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
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **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**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Jeremy Gowers-Cromie **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman **Chair, etc) Date** 01/06/2026