Sporting Opportunities
ISLE OF WIGHT
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE FINANCIAL
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PERIOD l April 2024 to 31 March 2025
Durin8 the period to which this report refers Sporting Opportunitie5 Isle of Wight {SOIW)
continued to provide opportunities for adults and young people with learnin8 disabilities
living on the Isle of Wight to participate in sport includin8, where possible, participating in
competition.
SOIW is an entirely volunteer run or8anisation and has no employees and none of the
volunteers received any remuneration.
During the period of this report, SOIW athletes continued to partlcipate in athletlcs, Indoor
bowls, swimming, table tennis and multi-sports. In addition, a new football section was
formed. There continues to be enthusiastic demand for our training sessions and football
and bowls sessions are effectively operatin8 at capacity. Trnining sessions generally were
run weekly except durin8 school holidays.
Although there contlnue to be relatively few competitions available for rnost of our athletes,
our bowls players did take part in excellent competitions in Gloucester and Winchester and
achieved notable success. In addition, for the I" time in some years, our athleties section
participated in a cornpetition with very evident joy and jubilation.
We are very grateful to the volunteer coaches that led our trainin8 sessions and to the
venues that allow us to use their facilities at no charge or at a discounted rate. We are also
grateful to Freshwater Lifeboat who, in support of their aim of preventing death by
drownin8, paid for the hire of the pool for our swimming lessons for a second year.
2 of our Trustees have stood down for family reasons and we welcomed 2 new Trustees
who have assumed the positions of Chair and Safeguarding Trustee. In addition, we have
expanded and stren8thened our management committee. The governance of the charity 15
in good shape.
With increased fundraising effort and payment of subscriptions by our athletes SOIW made
Small surplus during the year. As a result, SOIW finances are also in 8ood shape.
It is very pleasing to see the very obvious Positive effect that takin8 Part in sport is having on
the wellbein8 and fitness of our athletes.

SPORTING OPPORTUNITIES ISLE OF WIGHT
SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS 1ST APRIL 2024 TO 31ST March 2025
INCOME
DONATIONS & FUNDRAISING
Spencer5 Decorative Glass
Harrigan and Cameron
D Tolley Birthday fundraising
Mill Bay Quiz Night
Fun Day
£750.
£225.00
£275.01
£360.
£871.40
£2.481.41 £2.481.41
ATHLEfE CONTRIBUTIONS
Subscrpiptions
Competitions
£2,361.76
£905.
£3,266.76 £3.266.76
£5.748.17
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
COMPETIT1014S
Gloucester 8ow15
Winchester 8owls
£2,466.67
£261.75
£2,72S 42 £1728.42
DBS Checks
Purchase of Kit
Hire of trainin8 lacilities
Insurance
£66.(K)
£1.409.41
£S24.97
E287.44
£2.287.82 f2,287 82
.L116.24
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
SURPLUSIDEFICIT
£731.93
BANK BALANCES
alance at 11412024
8alante at 311312025
5urplus/deficlt
£7.086.50
£7,818.43
£731.93
Appmved
CJ BEANE (Treasurer)
Tolley (Chairl