CHARITY COMMISSION J FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 01103124 Period start date to 28102125 Period end date Charity name: Northampton Bridge Club Charity registration number" 1192969 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set QLrt in its goveming document Para 1.17 The obj'ects of the Club are - for the public benefit (1) the advancement of amateur sport by F￿or￿)￿"n9 the game of bridge for the benefit of the residents of Northampton and the surrounding area. {2) the provIs￿rI of lacilitres for the leaming, teaching and playing of brtdge in a friendly and supportÈve environment for the benefrt of the residents of Northampton and the surrounding area wilh the otyect of improvillg condttions of Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the publi benefil, in particular, the activities, projects or seNices identrfied in the accounts. Para 1.17 a￿1 1 19 The TTU5tees organise several bridge sessions (of usually 3 - 4 hours each} a week of varying standards ranging from friendly beginner standard to competttive club competitions. Beginnefs training courses are also organised. Tnjstees actNety encourage new N￿MberS and provide partrers for them. The club enters teams to compete in county and national competitions to encoura ers to reach their true tential. The obJects of the Club are for the public benefit (11 the advancement of amateur sport by promoting the garre of bridge for the benefft of the residents of Northampton and the surrounding area. 12) the provis￿Tr of facilities for the learning, teaching. and playing of bridge in a friendly and supp)rtive environment for the benefit of the residents of Norlhampton and the surrounding area with the object of improving conditions of Statement confimiing whether the trustees have had regard to the guidan issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.18 Additional infom)ation (optional) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevarrt about.. SORP releren The Trustees do not make grants of any sort. Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Policy on social investment including program related investment Pata 1.38 All trustees are unpaKJ volunteeT5. Trustees and members organise and run events in their own time, induding running duplicate brldge sessions, teaching beginners and new novFces, organising competitions, and providing refreshments (FOCI Para 1.&8 ContribLrtion made by volunteers Other Achievements and Perforniance had 125 fully paKI-up members during the st club year, d￿n from 139 last year- a 100 decline. Online games continued with Marburg BC in Gernany- Marburg being twinned with Northampton. F2F attendance remained strong during this pevio(l. and we saw a 2.5% increase in average V￿ekty attendance despite a fall in membership. Regionalty. compar8J to other clubs in the area, we are doing well, with excellent playing facilitses and an active committee. È ￿ntinUe let our space to U3A member5 who wish trj ptay social bridge. By the end of the reporting period. our additional F2F session on a Friday aftemoorF had incTeased in attendance and Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity, identifying the differen￿ the Gharity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any W￿er benefits to society as a whole. Para 1JJ Addltlonal Infomiation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant atKxrt: The friendships and social s￿e of the club are thriving. Our biggest challenge remains matching what nN)st of our members want (social bridge with a CoMpet￿ve element) wth our other goals to be better bridge players, r￿re competitive at the higher tevels of the game. Teaching bridge through beginrws, ￿SOn5 continued during this per￿1. Vve have not been successful in cont.nuin lessons in the current ear 25-26 Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Perfomiance of fundraising activities against objectives set P*a 1.41 Investment perfomiance against objectives Para 1.41 Other Financial Review Review of the charty's financial position at the end of the period Pata 1.21 Club tumover decreased by just over 4% during the reporting period. Our expenses also decreased by just over 4% in the same period. Oui landlord agreed not to InC￿3$e our rent unts'l during the ￿POrts.￿g period. A rent increase is ed durin the next re orbn riod. The charity dcts not hold reseNes other than amounts to fund day to day cash flows. or at "mes to invest in facilib'es and serVI￿S for the benefft of our members. Just over £17,iJOO NIA Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 1.22 Amount of rese￿eS held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any un￿rtaIntieS about the charity continuing as a goiThJ oncem Pwa 1.2? Para 1.22 Pwa 1.24 NIA Para 123 The club ts Stable and strong financtally. Additional infomiation (optional) You ma hoose to include ￿rther ststements where relevant about: Our members are our principal source of funds. through membership fees and tsble money fees. We also Tun County wide events at the club d)arging the County association a fee for using the prerruses. The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Pwa 1.47 NIA Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 The main risk remains the demgraphic profile of our merT&Jership. and the work required lo attract new rr￿MtvS. Over the past penod we have found additional member5 willing and capable of stepping up to manage and run club admin and events. but remains a challenge as does arran and conts.nuin to run brid e lessons. A description of the principal risks facing the charity P*a 1.46 Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts-. Type of goveming document Pata 125 Club Constitution How is the charity constituted? Para 1.25 CIO- Asstxiation Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election lo post or name of any person or body entrtled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Trustees are elected at an annijal AGM. Trustees can be seconded onto the goveming committee in belween AGM5 if there are any vacancies and then ratified lor otherwise) at subsequent AGMS. Not all cornmrttee members are tnjslees. Additional infomiation loptional) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 There is an etected Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. Areas of respDnsibility are allocated to these officers plus other trustee5 on the commtttee. Not all members ol the organising commtttee are trustees. The Gharity's organisational structure and any wider nelwork with which the charity works Para 1.51 Affiliated to the English Bridge Union IEBUI, and the Northamptonshire County Bridge Association. The club pays membership fees to tolh organisatsons. Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative detsils Charit name Other name the char uses Re istered cha number Charity's principal address Northam on Brid e Club 1192969 Encon House 11)wl Close Northampton NN3 6HZ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity L)ates acled rf not for whole Trustee name oirice {rf ary) Name of person lor body) entitled oint trustee Richard Tickle Chair AGM Richard Gibson Vice-chair AGM Ross Stacey Michael Dawe Secretary Treasurer AGM AGMICommittee Andy Heslop Barry Potter AGM AGM 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director name wasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the chanty Trustee name Dat•s actèd rf not for •ar Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacrty Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls wrthin the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangemerrts for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's oym assets Additional infomiation loptional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional inf0m￿tiOn} Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior stsff members (Optional information) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional infomiation Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trusteos Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chalr. etc) Richard Tickle Richard Gibson Chair Vice-chair **Charity Name No (if any) Northampton Bridge Club 1192969 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/03/2024 28/02/2025 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**27,678**
**1,240**
**51**
**884**
**1,056**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**30,909**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**30,909**
**10,000**
**2,179**
**3,566**
**1,468**
**410**
**652**
**4,846**
**1,235**
**2,367**
**26,723**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,723**
**4,186**
**-**
**13,303**
**17,489**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**27,678**
**1,240**
**51**
**884**
**1,056**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**30,909**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**30,909**
**10,000**
**2,179**
**3,566**
**1,468**
**410**
**652**
**4,846**
**1,235**
**2,367**
**26,723**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,723**

**4,186**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**27,678**
**1,240**
**51**
**884**
**1,056**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**30,909**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**30,909**
**10,000**
**2,179**
**3,566**
**1,468**
**410**
**652**
**4,846**
**1,235**
**2,367**
**26,723**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,723**

**4,186**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Table money|**27,678**|||||**29,142**| |Membershipsubscriptions|**1,240**|||||**1,375**| |Bank interest|**51**|||||**-**| |Lessons|**884**|||||**1,464**| |Miscellaneous|**1,056**|||||**269**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**30,909**|||||**32,250**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**32,250**| |||||||| |Rent|**10,000**|||||**10,000**| |Rates|**2,179**|||||**1,700**| |Utilities|**3,566**|||||**4,174**| |Cleaning|**1,468**|||||**1,273**| |Telephone/internet|**410**|||||**333**| |Repairs|**652**|||||**2,346**| |Playingexpenses|**4,846**|||||**5,868**| |Insurance|**1,235**|||||**1,199**| |Stationery/Sundry|**2,367**|||||**1,211**| |**_Sub total_ **|**26,723**|||||**28,104**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**28,104**| |||||||| ||**4,186**|**-**|**-**|
**4,186**||**4,146**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**13,303**|**-**|**-**|**13,303**||**9,157**| ||**17,489**|**-**|**-**|**17,489**||**13,303**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 02/04/2025 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
Refurbishment work undertaken to
~~premises~~
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Current Accounts
Deposit Account
**Details**
Signature
Accrual - accountancy
Accrual - cleaning|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**7,436**
**-**
**10,053**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,489**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**94,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**615**
**137**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 02/04/2025 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent EXaMine￿S Report Report to the trustèesl members of Charity Northampton Bridge Club On accounts for the year ondod 281h February 2025 Charity no (if any) 1192969 Sot out on paggs 9and10 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trust'} for the year ended 2810212025. Responslbllllles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for Ihe preparation basls of report of the acLounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1.the A¢t ). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515Xbl of the Act. I have compleled my examination. I confimi that no mat6rial matters hav8 come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me ¢ause to beli8ve that in, any material respe¢t= accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Ad or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper underslanding of the accounts to be rea¢hed. Slgned: Date: 2rf April 2025 Name: Victoria Barnett Rolovant professional qualificationls} or body (if any): FCCA Address: sa￿ord Bullard. Th8 Old Mill, Blisworth Hill Farm, Stoke Road, Blisworth. Northampton, NN7 3DB Section 8 Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). IER October 2018 Give here brlef details of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER October 2018