## **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**
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|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
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4 coaching and fitness sessions for
our members both Juniors and
Seniors each week; weekend
coaching at Exeter University
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Sessions run for two hours
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Advice on diet and exercise
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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|
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DJH Roofing Co. Ltd classes run by
head coach|
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|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:
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|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
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Liaising with England Boxing
•
Contact with local GP on medicals
for the members
•
Coaching sessions at Exeter
University|
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against|Para 1.41|NA|
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|objectives set|||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|NA|
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|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|NA|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|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:|
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|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:|||
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|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.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|NA|
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|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|
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Exmouth Amateur Boxing Club|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1195513|
|Charity’s principal address|4, New North Road,
Exmouth,
Devon
EX8 1RU|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||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||
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## – 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
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## **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||
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||Brendan Christopher Lee||
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Secretary||
||22ndJanuary 2025||
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EXMOUTH AMATEUR BOXING CLUB 6th APRIL 2023 - 5th APRIL 2024
||EXPENDITURE|INCOME|
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|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||