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2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] April 2024 To 31[st] March 2025

Charity name: Bury Athletic Club

Charity registration number: 1193322

Objectives and Activities

SORP
reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The object of the charity is:
1) The advancement of public participation in athletics as
a sport
2) To provide recreational facilities and/or organise
recreational activities, available to members of the
public at large, with the object of improving the
conditions of life.
 athletics is defined as the England Athletics recognised
disciplines of track and field, road running, cross country,
trail running, fell running, ultra-distance running and race
walking.
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		 In furtherance of the above the charity shall:
i)
Provide a base for successful competitive athletics
and to develop the full potential of each member;
ii)
Encourage enthusiastic coaches, officials,
administrators and other helpers within the club
and provide opportunities for qualification and
experience; and
iii)
Provide a base for those wishing to exercise as a
recreational activity or to improve their health /
physical fitness.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 The trustees of the charity have taken due regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP
reference
Policyongrant making Para 1.38 N/A
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38 N/A

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Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 Bury AC is extremely grateful for the significant
contribution made by its volunteers. These include
trustees, committee members, coaches, officials and other
helpers. Thousands of hours are given in voluntary
service.
Other N/A

Achievements and Performance

SORP
reference
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 Organisation
Bury Athletic Club was registered as a charitable
incorporated organisation (CIO) on the 29thJanuary 2021.
The current Board comprises of seven trustees.
Two committees oversee the operational management of
the CIO. These are the Athletics Management Committee
and the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee. These report
into the board of trustees who hold overall responsibility for
development of the club and to ensure it meets its
charitable object.
The vision of the club (in support of the charitable
objective) is to:
•
promote Athletics and the Club in the local community
and emphasise the wellbeing athletics creates;
•
offer first class coaching in track and field, cross
country and road running
•
offer competition opportunities in track and field, cross
country and road running;
•
provide first class training facilities for members that
can be made available to the wider community;
•
ensure a duty of care to all members of the club;
•
provide all its services in a way that is fair to everyone;
•
ensure that all present and future members receive fair
and equal treatment;
•
be non-profit making, but ensure that surpluses are re-
invested to further the charitable objects of the club;
•
promote equal opportunities for all people regardless
of their ability, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity,
gender or sexual orientation.
Membership and affiliation
Membership during the year reached a peak of 443
members. This comprised of 271 competitive athletes,
143 social athletes (including 87 under 11s) with the
remainder being volunteers (coaches, officials, helpers)
although some competitive and social members also
volunteer their time to support the charity. The club is on
an overall growth trajectory.
The club is affiliated to England Athletics and pays an
annual affiliation fee. All of the club’s members are
registered with England Athletics and the competitive

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members pay a registration fee which is collected as part
of the club membership arrangements. For 2024/25 the
registration fee for athletes was £19. Through the affiliation
with England Athletics the club is able to adopt the key
national policies such as the safeguarding policy and the
national codes of conduct.
The club is also affiliated to Northern Athletics and pays an
annual affiliation fee to them which is based on the number
of competitive members the club has. Again, this fee is
collected as part of the club’s membership arrangements.
This fee is currently set at £2 per athlete.
The membership fees for the club (not including the
registration/affiliation fees) for the year was £20 for
junior/student members and £35 for senior members. The
trustees set the level of the membership fees to ensure
that the club is inclusive. However, the club also operates
a hardship system that allow the trustees to waive the
membership fees and training fees of members who are
facing significant financial hardship. Trustees agreed to
hold the current fee levels for 2025/26.
Training and Competition
The club’s organised training nights are each Tuesday and
Thursday. Training commences at 6.00pm for the younger
groups and the club closes at about 8.30pm. Sessions are
run under the guidance of qualified and accredited
coaches and coaching assistants, together with some
support from helpers. There is a £4 training fee for
members participating in sessions. For family groups, the
second member is charged £3. It is also possible for
members to pre-book training sessions for the month
ahead. The price for this year was £50 for a family; £20 for
an individual member and £15 for a second family
member.
All the coaching team are volunteers and dedicate
hundreds of hours in supporting their athletes. They are in
turn supported by the club through funding for their
development to be fully accredited in their respective roles
with UK Athletics. Some coaches do hold additional
sessions which are open to all members in the coaches
age group. The following groups operate as part of the
club’s coaching structure:
•
Under 9s
•
Under 11s
•
Under 13s
•
Under 15s
•
Under 17s sprints/hurdles/jumps
•
Under 17s endurance
•
Senior Endurance
•
Senior Sprints
•
Senior Development Group
•
Throws

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In the 2024 track and field season the club was asked to host a number of open events by Trafford AC who were having their track resurfaced. An approach was also made by the British Milers Club (BMC) to host their Grand Prix World Challenger event in August. This saw over 80 overseas athletes competing on the Bury track. Highlight performances included the USA’s Cooper Teare setting a new BMC 1500m record of 3.33.95 and Jamie Phillips setting a new Scottish U20 800m record of 1.47.46. At the club’s Mile meeting in August Evan Grime from Salford ran a world best for a 15 year old of 4.05.48. The club also hosted the Greater Manchester track and field championships in May. Over and above this, the club reintroduced its Mini League meetings that provide an introduction to competition for young athletes.

Bury’s Jay Cook was selected to represent the England Under 20 team at a representative meeting in Eton where he placed second in the shot put competition. Luke Harreld represented Great Britain Masters in the World Masters Championships in Sweden and Craig Sykes represented England Masters in the Manchester Half Marathon.

The club also had a number of athletes selected for county representation and these included Claudia Chapman, Ben Clarke, Mylah Collier, Oliver Cooper, Lucy Dent, Evie Elliott, Peter Gardner, Jemima Miles, Niamh Murray, Matilda Nott and Agatha Wragg.

Community and Charity Engagement

The club works with a number of other groups to give them support and access to the Market Street facilities. This is done by way of hiring agreements. The various groups that used the facility during 2024/25 include:

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The club has a charging structure in place for hirers with group sessions charged at £40 for the first hour followed by £30 for subsequent hours. There is an additional cost of £5 per hour for the use of floodlights and £5 per hour for the use of the clubhouse. Ad hoc users are charged at £4 per session. These charges are made so the club can cover the cost of running the facility and also to generate cash reserves for future improvement projects. This pricing structure will be reviewed in 2025/26.

The club estimates that over the year more than 6000 different users benefitted from the use of the facilities. The trustees therefore believe the CIO is achieving its charitable object.

Facilities

As is reported above, the charity has put its track and field facilities to good use through 2024 and 2025. Forthcoming challenges faced by the charity relate to some of the other facilities on the Market Street site; specifically the poor condition of the clubhouse; the longevity of the floodlights at the site and the width of the access road onto the site. Trustees have explored a large variety of different funding streams to raise the capital required to upgrade the facilities detailed above. Applications have by and large been unsuccessful and the charity is aware that Bury Council, as the owners of the site, have very limited financial reserves which could be drawn upon to assist in upgrading facilities. This presents a threat to the charities operations as the facilities are critical in delivering operations, especially with local charities, and generating income.

The trustees will continue to explore funding and grant opportunities so that the vital work can be undertaken.

Club Awards

In October the club celebrated the following England Athletics North West Region awards for 2024. Byron Edwards won club leader of the year, Clare Devine won new volunteer of the year and Fiona Healy was runner up in the coach of the year.

In December the club celebrated its achievements for 2024 at its annual presentation evening. It provided the club with the opportunity to thank the trustees and the

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volunteer coaches, officials and Awards included the categories of coaches’ male and female athlete of the year, team manager’s male and female athlete of the year and trustees special awards.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 The charity had £70,852 in the bank at the end of the
period. This comprised of £1,218 in the current account
and £69,634 in the savings account.
The charity’s gross turnover for the period was £106,158.
The total administrative costs for the charity for the period
was £90,934. This gave a total surplus for the charity of
£15,224.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 Cash reserves were maintained by the charity so that it
could make a financial contribution to the work to upgrade
the facilities used by the charity. The land and facilities are
owned by Bury Council and previously they, together with
two major grant providers have financed a project to
resurface the track and update the jump facilities at the
facility as well as upgrading the throwing facilities.
However, further work is required to develop the facility
and the council have outlined that they cannot make
further funds available. Therefore, the charity sets aside
reserves in the savings account to make financial
contributions to this required work.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £70,855
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 N/A - The Trustees hold the view that the charity is a going
concern.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy Para 1.46 adopted A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 CIO
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 Elected by the members of the charity at the AGM

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Bury Athletic Club
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber 1193322
Charity’s principal address Bury Athletic Club
Market Street Track
Market Street
Bury
Lancs BL9 9FX

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
(ifany)
Mark Granby Chair Members
Roger Morley Vice-Chair Members
Helen Vaughan Secretary Members
John Conroy Members
Byron Edwards Members
Susan Wheeldon-Gorst Treasurer Members
Chris Lucas Members

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

Director name As Above

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

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets
held in this capacity		 N/A
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects		 N/A
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets
N/A

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name
Address
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

Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date
Mark Leo Granby
Chair
1stSeptember 2025
1stSeptember 2025

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Bury Athletic Club

1193322

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

1st April 31st March For the 2024 To 2025 period from

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestrict
ed funds
to the
nearest £
46,116
5,637
24,939
15,038
3,250
512
974
3,810
106,158		 Restrict
ed funds
to the
nearest £		 Endowme
nt funds
to the
nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 Total
funds
to the
nearest £
46,116
5,637
24,939
15,038
3,250
512
974
3,810
106,158		 Last year
to the
nearest £
Facility hire 46,116 - 46,116 37,406
Eventincome 5,637 - 5,637 5,759
Training fees 24,939 - 24,939 23,114
Membership subscriptions & cards 15,038 - 15,038 13,284
Grantincome 3,250 - 3,250 6,460
Fundraising and donations 512 - 512 637
Other donations 974 - 974 5,000
Income socials and shop 3,810 - 3,810 2,730
Sub total(Gross income
for AR)		 106,158 - 106,158 98,808

A1 Receipts

Facility hire 46,116
Eventincome 5,637
Training fees 24,939
Membership subscriptions & cards 15,038
Grantincome 3,250
Fundraising and donations 512
Other donations 974
Income socials and shop 3,810
Sub total(Gross income
for AR)		 106,158

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).

sales, (see table).
- - - -
Sub total
-		 - - - -
Total receipts 106,158 - 106,158 98,808

A3 Payments

A3 Payments
Cost of Goods Sold 1,680 - 1,680 732
Tuck Shop Purchases 629 - 629 440
EA Affiliation 4,880 - 4,880 4,632
Team & Individual Entry Fee 3,363 - 3,363 3,830
Trophies & Awards 526 - 526 495
Salaries inc Nat Ins 20,393 - 20,393 18,028
Staff Training 1,115 - 1,115 223
Repairs and maintenance 13,441 - 13,441 5,304

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Petrol
140 - 140 473
Improvement Work
414 - 414 -
Minor Sports Equipment
2,018 - 2,018 1,862
Insurance
7,886 - 7,886 6,989
Light, Power, Heating
5,106 - 5,106 7,261
Water Rates
5,900 - 5,900 120
Cleaning
5,260 - 5,260 4,762
General Expenses
3,900 - 3,900 2,383
IT Software and Consumables
1,120 - 1,120 1,560
Telephone & Internet
772 - 772 709
Socials
600 - 600 893
Printing & Stationery
118 - 118 25
Bank Fees
2 - 2 4
Commission- Stripe and SumUp
1,391 - 1,391 1,321
Audit & Accountancy fees
50 - 50 709
Professional fees
717 - 717 -
Sub total
81,421 62,755
- 81,421
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Equipment 918 - - 918 397
Cost of asset
reorganisation - - 449
Movement in accrued
income 8,595 - - 8,595 13,580
Sub total
9,513 -
- 9,513 14,426
Total payments 90,934 - 90,934 77,181
Net of
receipts/(payments) 15,224 - - 15,224 21,627
A5 Transfers between
funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year
end 55,631 - - 55,631 34,004
Cash funds this year end 70,855 - - 70,855 55,631

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary
assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for
the charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees		 Details
Current Account
Savings Account
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and
payments account(s))
Details
Accrued Income (General)
Details
Details
Leasehold improvements
Sports equipment
Equipment
Details
Sundry accruals
Signature		 Unrestrict
ed funds
Restrict
ed funds
to nearest £
to nearest
£
69,634
1,218
70,852
OK
Agreemen
t Error
Unrestrict
ed funds
Restrict
ed funds
to nearest £
to nearest
£
10,356
-
Fund to
which asset
belongs
Cost
(optional)
-
Fund to
which asset
belongs
Cost
(optional)
General
24,235
General
6,358
General
49,468
Fund to
which
liability
relates
Amount
due
(optional)
General
576
Print Name
MARK LEO GRANBY		 Endowme
nt funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
OK
Endowme
nt funds
to nearest £
-
Current
value
(optional)
-
Current
value
(optional)
13,879
4,485
36,055
When due
(optional)
2025/26
Date of
approval
MARK LEO GRANBY 01/09/2025

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees Charity Name Bury Athletic Club On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 Charity no 1193322 Set out on pages 1 to 11 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) Responsibilities and basis of I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the report Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025.

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my statement attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 12 October 2025 Signed: Name: Peter G Nicol Relevant professional ICAEW qualification(s) or body Address: Tower House 269 Walmersley Road Bury BL9 6NX

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any None items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018 13

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