BRIXHAM BOWLING CLUB ANNUAL REPORT 2025
Brixham Bowling Club was founded in 1913 and was registered with the Charity Commission as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in December 2021. Consequently, this is our fourth annual report for the Commission and the Financial Summary of the audited accounts for the year ending 30[th] September 2025 are attached.
As stated in our governing document the primary object of the Club is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Torbay and the South Devon area by the provision of facilities for playing bowls. The Club shall be affiliated to Bowls England & Bowls Devon. It shall adopt and conform to Bowls England Rules & Regulations and the current Laws of the Sport of Bowls. The Club is committed to promoting a safe environment in which children and vulnerable adults can enjoy taking part in games of bowls.
We organised a very successful ‘try it’ day at the beginning of the new season when people of all ages were encouraged to come along and have a go at the sport with the aid and encouragement of more experienced players. A large and varied group of people enjoyed the event, 17 of whom joined us as novice members over the following few weeks.
We provide support to people who wish to become members, particularly those who have never played the game before. For those new to the sport, we offer a reduced subscription and free coaching. All new members are encouraged to take part in friendly games both between our own members and against local and touring sides. During the 2025 season, in addition to our weekly Club evenings, we organised 18 friendly matches, and 35 of our members took part in a five-day tour to Portsmouth.
We have also enjoyed another successful season of internal club competitions. There were four mixed one day club tournaments, three ladies one day competitions, five competitions for men and five competitions for ladies, with one mixed singles. In total there were 167 entries in those ten competitions playing for 35 trophies.
As their confidence, and skill increases, all members can participate in league matches of varying degrees of skill level and competitiveness. During 2025 we entered teams in the Riviera Mixed Triples League (organised specifically for developing players), the Men’s Over ‘55s’ League (two teams), the Men’s Mid Devon League and increased the number of teams in the Ladies South Devon League to three.
Each year the Men’s and Ladies Captains sponsor a charity and this year over £1300 was raised for the Torbay RNLI.
At the end of the season, we had 97 playing members, with a further 15 Associate members, and we look forward to an excellent season in 2026.
BRIXHAM BOWLING CLUB Accoufrirs. FINANCIAL AIi4LYSIS a)24QS 2022>24 RECEI AY PIG GREEN LIPKEEP JGM ContraL & MatenaP& Co. Water & Matena £41.193.7 £11.S46.54 £949 36 £7.825 MEM8ER $U8SCRIPTIONS £7. £12,495 9 REEN FEES lub Merntye Isrto Club Ni om irti¢>n Fees 8OVLJNG COSTS Affiliaiion Fee5 ett & Honouts Board Costs Station & Pnnli 8oMs Slickers £2 036 20 £1 4731i0 £1 265 SO £283 65 £1.355 80 £675 01 £204 98 £12 26 £5.372 £S,OS8.2 £1,840 248 05 ITE COSTS Utslilies 8 Serwices ounds Maintenanee IF45uran eni & Rates £362 ATERING £1.739 35 £951 90 £689 55 £3f6.30 £887 IiAFFLES £956. £3.755 £4 %7. £3.185 £3,747 1Q EPAIRS & MAINTENANCE Intrudef kltsy & SeN¢e oviens Re Ir & Servici Krtchen RvMri SuThJ Maienals & Repaits £708.42 £S99 79 £280 £46 18 £2,40S £1.636 3 CIAL ACTIVITIES IAL ACTIVlnES Presentation Lunch 2024 -adies Pre Seawn Lunch Presentation Lunch 2024 La4ies Pre-season Lunch hr.'51Tnas foffee Morni OU N hts 1x21 Presentat Lunch 2025 t1 984 70 (81550 È235 50 £48-, 25 £1,738 95 £818 r49W85 2.554 9 PURCfrIASES -lub Shirts DOP4ATIONS Dongtion lor co."ner access 5teF6 KenH Ins Funeral Donatsons Sale ol sur Ius Ciothi etc Surydr Donations £4W £191 88 £17500 £11731 £11394 £8412 £99 68 lub La s(rfchen E4vi Jac5 rDal PosLer Sund Purchases es 11(MK) £35 00 £1.223 51 TrIER It4COME ort>ay Lottery ertL%ing rants. Bo%%l$ Devoft T It Oa ftcam THER COSTS 58 £1500 £32 25 £30 00 £45 QKI £70 27 achi e¥el 1 £1C() £1CM) £382 24 onoraiia- Audrtor al Fees. Lan(S nones Interest £1 282 14 £51 APTASNS CTrIAATTY t691 S". MPROVEMENTS acemeni of E offter Access Sle ed ceSS Pro e trf)a £667 41 t970 20 £42 95 £1.680 £42,177.2 £68 359 78 TOTAL TOTAL Laon Typo Openirrfj Closir4 nJal Inc•rne £33.149 00 nuai EXFÈrtUfe £32.854 00 A•Nal Suwus Bank Alc NJC Ccffjmunty A)r Bar ca Re•fjer 42179 10Z27&a3 £11.979 82 £3 14 £10.871 70 £4,564 29 £25.YX 21 8ank ljc Account £25 $47 78 t270 04 £180 £102 £180 c1/ Playirvj Member Q46 Bai Account Cash 841orejUSIrnts Sutttrao Credrtor5 d Debtors E40.J83.78 £41.65T.22 D Ttykr Tro88ui•r 251h 2025 £415 18 £o(o £520 LNJ £41,193.75 £812 £667 54 £192 £4117T.22 Shirts Bèr Sto¢ Ties, 84 etc Tot Assets 11 148 00 £951 60 £405.00 Asi¥ Assets £41•65.29 É44,681J2 R Gibb Audrl 2¥ "The aa<we accounts have been wepar8d frw Ihe Book5 apd Rewrts of Ine Club to the Treasurer. and. in ffly OF4nion frDm thB inlormatioN available 3ThY to rekYesen¢ a lJue * xaJr recyd"
BRIXHAM BOWLING CLUB Accoufrirs. FINANCIAL AIi4LYSIS a)24QS 2022>24 RECEI AY PIG GREEN LIPKEEP JGM ContraL & MatenaP& Co. Water & Matena £41.193.7 £11.S46.54 £949 36 £7.825 MEM8ER $U8SCRIPTIONS £7. £12,495 9 REEN FEES lub Merntye Isrto Club Ni om irti¢>n Fees 8OVLJNG COSTS Affiliaiion Fee5 ett & Honouts Board Costs Station & Pnnli 8oMs Slickers £2 036 20 £1 4731i0 £1 265 SO £283 65 £1.355 80 £675 01 £204 98 £12 26 £5.372 £S,OS8.2 £1,840 248 05 ITE COSTS Utslilies 8 Serwices ounds Maintenanee IF45uran eni & Rates £362 ATERING £1.739 35 £951 90 £689 55 £3f6.30 £887 IiAFFLES £956. £3.755 £4 %7. £3.185 £3,747 1Q EPAIRS & MAINTENANCE Intrudef kltsy & SeN¢e oviens Re Ir & Servici Krtchen RvMri SuThJ Maienals & Repaits £708.42 £S99 79 £280 £46 18 £2,40S £1.636 3 CIAL ACTIVITIES IAL ACTIVlnES Presentation Lunch 2024 -adies Pre Seawn Lunch Presentation Lunch 2024 La4ies Pre-season Lunch hr.'51Tnas foffee Morni OU N hts 1x21 Presentat Lunch 2025 t1 984 70 (81550 È235 50 £48-, 25 £1,738 95 £818 r49W85 2.554 9 PURCfrIASES -lub Shirts DOP4ATIONS Dongtion lor co."ner access 5teF6 KenH Ins Funeral Donatsons Sale ol sur Ius Ciothi etc Surydr Donations £4W £191 88 £17500 £11731 £11394 £8412 £99 68 lub La s(rfchen E4vi Jac5 rDal PosLer Sund Purchases es 11(MK) £35 00 £1.223 51 TrIER It4COME ort>ay Lottery ertL%ing rants. Bo%%l$ Devoft T It Oa ftcam THER COSTS 58 £1500 £32 25 £30 00 £45 QKI £70 27 achi e¥el 1 £1C() £1CM) £382 24 onoraiia- Audrtor al Fees. Lan(S nones Interest £1 282 14 £51 APTASNS CTrIAATTY t691 S". MPROVEMENTS acemeni of E offter Access Sle ed ceSS Pro e trf)a £667 41 t970 20 £42 95 £1.680 £42,177.2 £68 359 78 TOTAL TOTAL Laon Typo Openirrfj Closir4 nJal Inc•rne £33.149 00 nuai EXFÈrtUfe £32.854 00 A•Nal Suwus Bank Alc NJC Ccffjmunty A)r Bar ca Re•fjer 42179 10Z27&a3 £11.979 82 £3 14 £10.871 70 £4,564 29 £25.YX 21 8ank ljc Account £25 $47 78 t270 04 £180 £102 £180 c1/ Playirvj Member Q46 Bai Account Cash 841orejUSIrnts Sutttrao Credrtor5 d Debtors E40.J83.78 £41.65T.22 D Ttykr Tro88ui•r 251h 2025 £415 18 £o(o £520 LNJ £41,193.75 £812 £667 54 £192 £4117T.22 Shirts Bèr Sto¢ Ties, 84 etc Tot Assets 11 148 00 £951 60 £405.00 Asi¥ Assets £41•65.29 É44,681J2 R Gibb Audrl 2¥ "The aa<we accounts have been wepar8d frw Ihe Book5 apd Rewrts of Ine Club to the Treasurer. and. in ffly OF4nion frDm thB inlormatioN available 3ThY to rekYesen¢ a lJue * xaJr recyd"