2024-04-05-accounts - Exmouth Amateur Boxing Club

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period:

From: 06/04/2203 To: 05/04/2024

Charity name: Exmouth Amateur Boxing Club

Charity registration number: 1195513

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the public benefit in Exmouth and the surrounding area through the provision of facilities to enable participation in the sport of amateur boxing. (For the purposes of this clause “facilities” means land, buildings, equipment, access to coaching and organising sporting activities).
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	EABC facilitates: • Partners with Exeter University Boxing Club – their boxers registered with Exmouth ABC and coached by us at our gym and at the University • 4 coaching and fitness sessions for our members both Juniors and Seniors each week; weekend coaching at Exeter University • Sessions run for two hours • Advice on diet and exercise • Advice on activities to undertake when not at the gym – especially work on stamina. • Annual medical examination for each registered member • Access to tournaments across the South West - Saturday evenings • Attendance at sparring sessions at local clubs in preparation for competitive bouts • Bi-annual home tournaments at local venue to enable our members to compete in front of a home audience

		• DJH Roofing Co. Ltd classes run by head coach
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees aware of the guidance.

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

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	NA
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	NA
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	EABC continues to be run solely by volunteers. Their contributions are many including: • Coaching boxing skills • Coaching fitness classes • Transporting members to sparring sessions and tournaments • Organising annual home tournaments • Acting as treasurer, chair, secretary • Seeking table sponsorship from local businesses for the home tournaments • Organising annual medicals • Liaising with parents/guardians when concerns are raised by coaches • Organising and attending relevant courses e.g. First Aid • Attendance at Devon County boxing meetings • Attending coaching coaches L1 to L3 • Liaising with England Boxing • Contact with local GP on medicals for the members • Coaching sessions at Exeter University

Other

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	EABC has continued its work across the community which has enabled it to expand its provision for our junior members; this has seen a rise in the membership from the previous season. One of the main benefits has been the relationships built with the parents and families, allowing coaches to talk about the importance of diet and sleep. It also introduced a ‘Best Junior’ trophy and certificate which is awarded weekly to the junior, judged by the coaches, who has excelled during the session. This continued this year and has been well received by parents/carers. The link with Exeter University has seen the arrival of a number of members from different ethnic minorities. The coaches continue to travel to Exeter on Saturday to coach the group. This group attends the home gym on Monday/Tuesday and now Thursday of every week. The application for a new boxing gym as part of a new Sports’ Hub for the town is still pending a decision by EDDC. The trustees are anticipating a decision within the next couple of months. They had to address some concerns raised by EDDC; this has slowed the process considerably and has come with additional costs. The application has been turned down by the Town Council. The trustees have amended the plans from a two-storey to a single storey gym and this will now go forward to EDDC planning authority.

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Achievements against	Para 1.41	NA
objectives set

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	NA
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	NA
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The financial position is similar to the previous year in so far as the income covers our expenditure and sufficient funds are available to carry over to the next year. The trustees are aware of the need to use some of the reserves to cover the cost of the various reports required as a result of the application for a new facility. EDDC has requested further reports as a result of the application and these will need to paid for from the club’s reserves.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The historical reserves were held in anticipation of the application for a new gym or the extension of the current one. It has been an ambition of the former club, and now the trustees, to move to a bigger facility. Working in partnership with Exmouth Town FC Ltd. presented the opportunity to establish a Sports’ Hub for the town. This situation is ongoing.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£25,600
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	NA
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	NA
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	NA

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	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	Currently there are two sources: • Subscriptions • Profits from our home tournaments
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	NA
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	NA
Other		NA

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust deed
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	At present there are sufficient trustees to manage the club in its current location. The increasing delay in the planning process for the new gym is frustrating, but the trustees are confident that by the Autumn of 2025 full planning permission will have been secured. The trustees will establish a sub- committee whose sole task will be to appoint new trustees. The full committee will take the final decision following due diligence. This will be key to the success of the new gym at Warren View. One trustee, Mr. P. Weeks’s position was deemed vacated following non-attendance at trustees’ meeting over a six-month period. His last involvement with the club was as compere at one of our annual tournaments in October 2022.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	NA
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	There are now five trustees; three fulfil the roles of chair, treasurer and secretary. Refer to previous section regarding Mr. P. Weeks Continued links with local primary schools, Exmouth College and Exeter University. Continued close contact with England Boxing; Western Counties and clubs across the South West.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	NA
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Exmouth Amateur Boxing Club
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1195513
Charity’s principal address	4, New North Road, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1RU

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 (if any)
Neil Ferreday	Chair	01/08/2021	The sub-committee of trustees
Janine Ashworth- Endicott	Treasurer	01/08/2021
Kevin Endicott		01/08/2021
Daniel Walkey		01/08/2021
Brendan Lee	Secretary	01/08/2021

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

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

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

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser 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	Brendan C Lee
	Brendan Christopher Lee
	Secretary
	22ndJanuary 2025
	22ndJanuary 2025

EXMOUTH AMATEUR BOXING CLUB 6th APRIL 2023 - 5th APRIL 2024

	EXPENDITURE	INCOME
Sessions		£401 00
Ladies Sessions		£269 00
15th April Show	£1 926 43	########
9th November Show	£1 673 89	########
EDF May	£215 55
England Boxing	£257 70
Signs	£216 00
EDF August	£177 40
Poppy Appeal	£27 50
EDF February	£230 04