## ## ## ## ## |Summary
the charity
governing|ofthe purposes of
as set out in its
document|ofthe purposes of
as set out in its
document||The objects ofthe Club are - forthe public benefit
(1)the advancement
ofamateur
sport by
promoting
the game ofbridge forthe benefit of
the residents ofNorthampton
and the| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||surrounding
area.| |||||(2) the provision offacilities for the learning,| |||||teaching and playing ofbridge in a friendly and| |||||supportive
environment
forthe benefit ofthe| |||||residents ofNorthampton
and the surrounding| |||||area wilh the object ofimproving
conditions of| |||||life| |Summary
ofthe main
activities
in relation tothose|||Para 1.17and
1.19|The Trustees organise several bridge sessions
(ofusually 3-4 hours each) aweek ofvarying| |purposes
benefit,
in
activities,
identified|for the public
particular,
the
projects or services
in the accounts.|||standards
ranging from friendly beginner
standard
to competitive
club competitions.
Beginner's
training courses are also organised.
Trustees actively encourage
new members
and
provide partners
for them
The club enters teams| |||||to compete
in county and national
competitions| |||||toencoura e
la ers to reach their true
tential| |Statement
confirming
whether the trustees
have|||Para 1.18|The objects ofthe Club are forthe public benefit
(1)the advancement
ofamateur sport by| |had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit||||promoting
the game ofbridge for the benefit of
the residents ofNoithampton
and the
surrounding
area.
{2)the provision offacilities for the learning,
teaching,
and playing ofbridge in a friendly and| |||||supportive
environment
for the benefit ofthe| |||||residents ofNorthampton
and the surrounding| |||||area with the object ofimproving
conditions of| |||||life| |Additional|information|(optional)||| |You ma|choose to include further statements|||where relevant about.| ||||SORP reference|| |||||The Trustees do not make grants ofany sort.| |Policy on|grant making|||| |Policy on|social investment|||| |including|program
related||Para 138|| |investment||||| |||||||||All trustees are unpaid volunteers
Trustees and| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Contribution
volunteers|||made by||||Para 1.38|members organise and run events
in their own
time, including
running
duplicate
bridge sessions,
teaching beginners
and new novices, organising
competitions,
and providing
refreshments
(free of| |||||||||charge)| |Achievements
and||||||Performance||| ||||||||SORP reference|| |||||||||The reporting
period covered a period ofsevere| |||||||||disruption
due to restrictions
imposed on| |||||||||personal
activity by the government
to control the| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,
identifying
the difference the
charity*s work has made to
the circumstances
ofits||||||||spread ofthe COVlD virus. The club closed on
March 16~,2020, with a limited re-opening
in
August 2020, following strict COVlD guidelines.
This helped the club to generate some income,
and provided social activity for members.
On February 1",2021,the club introduced| |beneficiaries|||and||any wider|||members to playing
bridge online,
many ofthem| |benefits to||society as a||||||forthe erst time The Club procured screens, air| |whole.||||||||filter/clawing
devices, and introduced
sanitising| |||||||||procedures
to allow us to play restricted
levels of| |||||||||face-to-face bridge
in the club, when restrictions| |||||||||allowed, added to online bridge
Trustees carried| |||||||||outa full Risk Analysis to help us manage this| |||||||||process.| |||||||||The club used our financial reserves to maintain| |||||||||the club during this period ofreduced income.| |||||||||This allowed us toemerge from restrictions
with| |||||||||an events schedule that matched our members,| |||||||||and the wider communities
need to participate| |||||||||socially in away where they felt safe, either| |||||||||online, face-trace, ora combination
ofthe two.| |Additional||information||||(optionai)||| |You ma|choose||||to include further statements|||where relevant about| |||||||||The Charity has survived,
where many similar| |||||||||clubs in the region and nationally
have not. We| |Achievements
objectives sei||||against|||Para 1.41|continue to strive to match our offer ofdifferent
levels ofbridge to our target market, that
matches their wish to play online orto travel,| |||||||||sociafise and play bridge. "Social/supported"
brid eis
rovin
o ular.| |Performance
offundraising
activities against. objectives|||||||Para 1.41|| |set||||||||| |Investmeni||performance|||||Para 1.41|| |against objectives||||||||| other ## |Financial Review|||| |---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's||Para 1.21|The club showed a small financial
surplus over| |financial
position at the end
ofthe period|||the period, covered by our cash reserves and a
loan from a member
—provided
interest free, with
no repayment
schedule
imposed. 80fo ofthis| ||||loan has been paid back. Our landlord
agreed to| ||||a rent-free period during the lockdowns
and| ||||restrictions
and further agreed not to increase our| ||||rent until 2025.| |Statement
explaining
the
policy for holding reserves
stating
why they are held||Para 122|The charity does not hold reserves other than
small amounts ofcash to fund day to day cash
flows, or at times to invest in new facilities and
services for the benefit ofour members.| |Amount ot reserves held|||Less than K5,500| |Reasons for holding zero|||N/A| |reserves|||| |Details offund materially|in||NIA| |deficit|||| |Explanation
of any
Uncertain'ties
about 'the||Para 123|The charity has continued
to operate ata
minimum
level ofathast break even during the| |charity continuing
as a going
concern|||current financial year. Itis likely that reserves of
cash will be reduced,
but that reflects some
I
ac costs that are now bein
resolved.| |Additional
information|(optional)||| |You ma
choose to indude||further statements|where relevant about| ||||Our members are our principal source offunds,| |The charity's
principal|||through
membership
fees and participation
at
event fees.| |sources offunds (induding|||| |any fundraising)|||| ||||NIA| |Investment
policy and|||| |objectives including
any|||| |social investment
policy|||| |adopted|||| ||||Principal risks-| ||||Any new lockdown, or resurgence
ofCovid {or| |A description ofthe principal
risks facing the charity|||new virus)
Dramatic increases
in utility bills (we have
already reduced target temperatures
on our| ||||thermostats)| |Other|||| ## |Structure, Govern|ance|and Ilanag|ement|| |---|---|---|---|---| |Description
ofcharity's||||| |trusts:||||| |Type of governing
document||Para 1.25|Club Constitution|| |How is the charity||Para 1.25|Clo —Association|| |constituted?||||| |Trustee selection methods||Para 1.25|Trustees are elected at an annual
AGM.|Trustees| |including
details ofany
constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more|||can be seconded onto the governing
committee
in between
AGMs ifthere are any vacancies and
then ratified (orotherwise) at subsequent
AGMs.
Annual
online AGM's took place during this
period.|| |trustees||||| |Additional
information|(optional)|||| |You ma
choose to include further statements|||where relevant about:|| |Policies and procedures
adopted forthe induction|and|Para 1.51||| |training
oftrustees||||| ||||There is an elected Chair, Secretary, and|| ||||Treasurer. Areas ofresponsibility
are allocated to|| |The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider
network
with which the|||these officers plus other trustees on the
committee.
Not all members ofthe organising
committee are trustees.|| |charity works||||| ||||Affiliated to the English Bridge Union (EBU},and|| ||||the Northamptonshire
County Bridge Association.|| |Relationship
with any related
parties||Para 1.51|The club pays membership
fees to both
organisations.|| |Other||||| ## |Charit|name|||Northam
ton Brid e Club| |---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the cha|||uses|| |Re istered ch||number||| |Charity's|principal|address||Encon House| |||||1 Owl Close| |||||Northampton| |||||NN3 6HZ| ||Trustee|name|Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot forwhole
ear|Name ofperson
toa pointtrustee|(or body) entitle
ifan )| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1|Richard|Tickle|Chair||AGM|| |2|Richard|Gibson|Vice-Chair||AGM|| |3|Ross Stacey||Secretary||AGM|| |4|Simon|Bevan|Treasurer||AGM|| |5|Andy Heslop||||AGM|| |6|Barry Potter||||AGM|| |7|Norman|Bonham|||AGM|| |8|John Josephs||||AGM|| |9||||||| |10||||||| |11||||||| |12||||||| |13||||||| |14||||||| |15||||||| |16||||||| |17||||||| |18||||||| |19||||||| |20||||||| |Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf ofothers|Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf ofothers| |---|---| |Description ofthe assets|| |held in this capacity|| |Name and objects ofthe|| |charity on whose behalf|the| |assets are held and how|this| |fails within the custodian|| |charity's objects|| |Details ofarrangements|for| |safe custody and|| |segregation
ofsuch assets|| |from the charity's
own assets|| ## |Names and|addresses of|advisers (Option| |---|---|---| |Type of|Name|Address| |adviser||| ## ## |D
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accaunts||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||Forthe period
from||Period|start date
04/01/2021||To||Penod end date
28/02/2022||| |~||i
s|a||~||~||||||||||| |||||||||Unrestricted
funds||Restricted
funds|||Endowment
funds||Total funds||Last year| ||||||||tothe nearest||K|tothe|nearest|K|tothe nearest R||tothe nearest|K|to the nearest 6| |A1 Receipts|||||||||||||||||| |Membership
Subscriptions||||||||1,170|||||||1,170||| |Bridge Drives - Table Money|||||||||||||||||| |Donations|||||||||||||||||| |Bridge Lessons|||||||||||||||||| |u
tote||( ross|Incolne|||ol
AR)|||||||||20,676||| |A2 Asset and||investment|||sales,||||||||||||| |{seetable}.|||||||||||||||||| |||Total|||receipts||||||||||20,6T6||| |A3 Pa ments|||||||||||||||||| |Rent||||||||8,333|||||||||| |Rates||||||||'l,T69|||||||'l,769||| |Utilities||||||||'1,123|||||||'l,123||| |Cleaning|||||||||||||||||| |Telephone/internet|||||||||||||||||| |Repairs||||||||1,092|||||||||| |Playing Expenses||||||||5,971|||||||5,9/1||| |Stationery|||||||||70|||||||70|| |||||Sub total|||||||||||||| |A4 Asset and||investment|||||||||||||||| |urchases|seetable||||||||||||||||| |||||Sub total|||||||||||||| |||Total|payments|||||20,355|||||||20,355||| |Net ofreceiptsl(payments)||||||||||||||||32'l|| |ASTransfers||between||funds|||||||||||||| |AS Cash funds last year|||||end||||||||||||| |Cash funds this||||year end|||||||||||7,?95||| |||~|~|~|~ a|r|~|~|~|~ e|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||Unrestricted||Restricted||Endowment| ||||||||funds||funds||'funds| ||||||||to nearest|r.|to nearest E||to nearest K| |81 Cash funds|||Current Account||||6,T76||||| ||||&agree balances|with|receipts|and payments|||||| |||||||account(s))|||||| ||||||||Unrestricted||Restricted||Endowment| ||||||||funds||funds||funds| ||||Details||||tonearest|K|to nearest K||to nearest R| |82Other monetary assets|||||||||||| ||||De'tails||||Fund towhich
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o tional| |83investment|assets||||||||||| ||||Details||||Fund towhich
asset helon||Cost|(optional}|Current value
o tional| |84Assets retained for the|||||||||||| |charittyy*s own|use||||||||||| ||||||||Fund towhich||Amount due||When due| ||||Detaiis||||liahiT
relates||o|onal|o tional| |85Liabilities|||||||||||| ||||Mefnbef Loan||||||||No Repayment| |Signed by one or two trustees on|||||||||||Date of| |behalf ofali the trustees|||||||||||a
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