BATTLE BACK GOLF
ANNUAL REPORT
AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
1[st] NOVEMBER 2024 – 31 OCTOBER 2025
CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
Charity Number 1194555
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BATTLE BACK GOLF
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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| CONTENTS | Page |
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| Legal and administrative information | 3 |
| Trustees report | 4 |
| Statement of Trustees responsibilities | 6 |
| Statement of financial activities | 7 |
| Notes for the financial statement | 8 |
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BATTLE BACK GOLF
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Charity Name
Battle Back Golf
Charity registration number
1194555
Correspondence address
Chaplains House Ashby Road Ravenstone Coalville LE67 2AA
Trustees
Mr T Crew Mr K Hart Mr D Iliffe
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BATTLE BACK GOLF
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
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The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page eight and comply with the charity’s constitution, the Charities Act 2011, and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102): Accounting and Reporting by Charities (2019).
Structure, Governance and Management
The Trustees meet quarterly to review the strategic direction and key areas of activity for Battle Back Golf. Day-to-day administration and management are delegated to a volunteer committee comprising Trustees, rehabilitation professionals, and Battle Back Golf beneficiaries.
The Trustees routinely review the skills and experience required on the Board. When a vacancy arises— either through retirement or the need for additional expertise—new Trustees may be recruited from within the Battle Back Golf membership or externally, based on the specific needs of the charity.
The charity continues to operate a low-risk financial strategy using a receipts-and-payments accounting approach. Member support and programme delivery are based on funds available above the charity’s agreed reserve levels.
All Trustees are provided with a copy of the charity’s constitution and the Charity Commission’s guidance document The Essential Trustee: What You Need to Know, What You Need to Do . The Battle Back Golf Committee operates in accordance with the Battle Back Golf Charter, which provides direction and guidance consistent with the Trustees’ vision and the charity’s constitution. The Committee meets quarterly on behalf of the Trustees and also conducts the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meetings (EGMs), at which all members are encouraged to attend and participate.
Public Benefit
The Trustees confirm that they have given due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when planning activities and making decisions.
Objectives and Activities
Battle Back Golf exists to deliver golf-based education programmes and competitive opportunities to wounded, injured, and sick personnel and veterans of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force. The charity uses golf as a medium for both physical and cognitive rehabilitation.
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Physically . Members receive progressive, structured and semi-structured, player-centred golf coaching designed to teach the fundamentals of the sport or, for more experienced players, to support purposeful development of their existing skills.
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Psychological . The charity aims to enhance members’ cognitive and psychological wellbeing through golf, benefiting from the sport’s well-documented mental-health advantages. Battle Back Golf provides a supportive, socially inclusive environment in which members can rehabilitate both mentally and physically.
Achievements and Performance
Now in its sixteenth year, Battle Back Golf continues to thrive and deliver the objectives set out in its constitution. During the reporting period, the charity competed in nineteen fixtures against golf clubs and partner organisations across the UK and internationally. These events provided both new and established members with opportunities to learn, compete, and build supportive relationships with likeminded individuals.
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Throughout the year, the charity welcomed new members and offered 260 participation places in competitions and events held across the UK and Spain. The season concluded with the Battle Back Golf Championships at Greetham Valley Golf Club.
The Trustees remain satisfied that the charity is effectively achieving its charitable objectives through the activities delivered. The Committee continues to identify and explore future opportunities that support the long-term development of the Battle Back Golf brand and, most importantly, the members the charity exists to serve.
Financial Review
Battle Back Golf continued to receive generous donations throughout the financial year, ensuring the charity’s financial position remained robust and enabling the continued delivery of core activities.
As of 31 October 2025, the charity held £38,866 in unrestricted funds. Battle Back Golf’s success is made possible through the goodwill and ongoing support of the golfing industry, allowing the charity to operate with minimal overheads and within clearly defined financial parameters.
The Trustees have agreed to maintain a minimum reserve of £30,000 , to be reviewed annually. This reserve provides assurance that the charity can meet its immediate future obligations and cover essential management and administrative costs as they arise.
The charity’s principal income continues to be derived from donations from golf clubs and individual supporters.
Risk Management
The Trustees have reviewed the major strategic, operational, and financial risks that could potentially affect Battle Back Golf and are satisfied that appropriate systems and controls are in place to mitigate these risks as far as is reasonably practicable. The Trustees continue to monitor risks on an ongoing basis, ensuring that proportionate contingency measures are maintained to protect the charity’s beneficiaries, assets, reputation, and ability to deliver its programme of activities.
Plans
The charity plans to broaden its collaboration with other service charities and partner organisations to ensure members receive the highest level of support. The Trustees will deliver a new five-year strategy focused on driving meaningful and sustainable progress in adaptive golf. Our ambition is to expand access to the sport, empowering serving personnel and veterans of all abilities to benefit from golf’s physical and cognitive advantages.
Through innovative programme development, improved accessibility, and strengthened partnerships across the service and golfing communities, we aim to remove barriers to participation and create fully inclusive opportunities for players with disabilities. Working closely with the golfing industry, the charity is committed to delivering measurable impact for the individuals we support and advancing adaptive golf across the UK.
Trustees
The Trustees who have served during the year were as follows:
Mr T Crew Mr K Hart Mr D Iliffe
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:
Mr Tristan Crew
Chair of Battle Back Golf Trustees
Date 23[rd] March 2026
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BATTLE BACK GOLF
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Charity law in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year that give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial position and of its incoming resources and application of resources during the year. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.
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Follow the methods and principles set out in the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
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Make reasonable and prudent judgements and estimates.
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Prepare the financial statements on a going-concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to assume that the charity will continue to operate in the foreseeable future.
The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records that disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011 and the regulations made under it. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.
By order of the Trustees
Mr Tristan Crew
Chair of Battle Back Golf Trustees
Date: 23[rd] March 2026
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BATTLE BACK GOLF
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
| Income Income from generated funds Donations & Gifts Event Personal contributions Interest Total income Expenditure Overseas Tours Annual Champs/Spring Meet Marketing/Website Fees Insurance Support Costs/Services Coaching Matches Clothing and Equipment Misc Total Expenditure Year Ended 31st October 2024 48,632 0 48,632 4,428 48,632 |
Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds Total 2025 Total 2024 17,586 - 17,586 33,185 1,945 - 1,945 2,055 516 - 516 588 - 20,047 - 20,047 35,828 4,843 - 4,843 4,545 15,265 - 15,265 13,290 461 - 461 362 456 - 456 613 6,600 - 6,600 6,606 219 - 219 1,137 1,515 - 1,515 2,336 473 - 473 2,511 94 - 94 - 29,926 - 29,926 31,400 Balance Sheet – October 2024 Year Ended 31st October 2025 Current Assets Cash at the Bank 38,866 Cash held 0 Total current assets 38,866 Excess of Income over Expenditure -9879 Total Funds 38,866 |
Total 2024 33,185 2,055 588 |
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| 35,828 | ||
| 4,545 13,290 362 613 6,606 1,137 2,336 2,511 - |
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| 31,400 |
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Battle Back Golf Board of Trustees on 17 January 2026 and were signed below on its behalf by:
Mr Tristan Crew Chair of Battle Back Golf Trustees 23rd March 2026
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BATTLE BACK GOLF
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Principle accounting policies
The principal accounting policies adopted, together with the judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty used in preparing the financial statements, are set out below.
Accounting convention
Basis of Accounting . The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts under the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) — Charities SORP (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) — and with FRS 102 itself.
Battle Back Golf meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102 and has therefore applied the relevant public benefit requirements.
Going concern
The Trustees have considered future budgets, projected cash flows, and the charity’s current cash reserves. Given the level of unrestricted funds held and the Trustees’ discretion to adjust expenditure in line with the profile of incoming donations, the Trustees are satisfied that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.
Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis.
Income
Income from donations and other voluntary sources is recognised on receipt, unless entitlement, probability of receipt, and reliable measurement can be established earlier, in accordance with the Charities SORP. All income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity is entitled to the income, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
All expenditure is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when it is incurred and is classified under unrestricted funds. Expenditure is recorded on an accruals basis and includes all costs associated with delivering the charity’s activities, supporting its beneficiaries, and administering the organisation.
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