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2023-10-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From : 01/11/22 To: 31/10/23

Charity name: Brightlingsea Cricket Club

Charity registration number: 1197631

Trustees’ Report

OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES

The charitable objectives of Brightlingsea Cricket Club are “the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for playing sport in general, with specific reference to cricket.”

We have ensured the club’s operation takes account of the objectives and the desire to provide public benefit by ensuring, where possible, that:

In developing and updating our plans and policies, the trustees have been mindful of the charitable objectives and the guidance on public benefit provided by the Charity Commission.

INTRODUCTION

This is our second annual report since becoming a charity. This year, the focus has been on embedding and securing the good progress made last year across all aspects of our activity. In particular, we have focused on consolidating our senior and junior participation & competition, maintaining & developing the quality of training & facilities and ensuring financial security for future investment. We have also built on our partnership with other local sports clubs and organisations.

We would like to thank the many volunteers for their support during the year. As the club develops its reach, our volunteers are essential in order to distribute the time and responsibilities involved.

We would also like to thank our sponsors. Sponsorship funding has significantly supported our club, enabling us to provide extras for players and improve the overall experience of playing. Whether it be supporting our Kwik Cricket event, providing our new stumps or ensuring our players have kit at a subsidised rate, we are grateful for your support.

MEMBERSHIP

Membership again has strengthened this year, across all sections of the club. We now have over 110 club members, which is our highest membership for many years.

SENIOR CRICKET

Saturday XI – In the third season back in the Two Counties League, our Saturday XI achieved a third League Championship in a row, winning Division Seven and gaining promotion to Division Six.

Sunday League XI – After a break of two years, we rejoined the Two Counties Sunday League. With some very competitive matches on good pitches, it was great to be back. After an exciting season, the club finished at the top of the Sunday League.

Sunday T30 League XI – The T30 League again focused on the development of younger players as they transition from youth to senior cricket. With the focus on transition rather than results, the team gained valuable experience.

Brightlingsea Social XI; ‘The Railway’ – The formal inclusion of ‘The Railway’ as our social side within our club means we can now offer cricket for an even greater number of players and abilities through friendly matches.

Senior Terrier Indoor League – Our second year in the Indoor League was very successful, with our team finishing top of the Terrier League. For next season, the players have decided to enter the National League format.

JUNIOR CRICKET

We continued to run a wide range of opportunities for young people across our various sections.

Kwik Cricket – Provision for our youngest softball players saw consistently strong numbers attending our Friday evening sessions.

Girls Section – For the first time, we entered an Under-13 girls’ team into a hardball league. The development of our girls' playing quality was exemplified by their

performances, including one of our girls’ team players enjoying her first season playing in the county set-up for the Essex team.

Disability Section – The section continued to attract new players, as well as seeing performance levels of more established players improve. Two of our players joined the County Super 9s squad.

Colts Hardball – Teams at Under-11, Under-13, and Under-15 age groups participated in the North Essex Leagues in the summer.

Junior Indoor League – For the second year, we entered teams into the indoor league held at Colchester’s Northern Gateway. The Under-12 and Under-14 teams put in some good performances and made real progress that helped them during the summer season.

PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHERS

We continue to support both Brightlingsea Regent Youth Football Club and Colne Athletic Football Club by opening the clubhouse and toilets for their matches during their seasons. The support we provide is clearly welcomed by spectators and players. The warm space in the winter provides a social meeting place at the end of the game and it is great to hear positive comments from our returning customers.

We were delighted that Brightlingsea Regent FC, Colne Athletic FC, Essex Cricket, and Brightlingsea Town Council supported the club when the Football Foundation visited to hear about our proposed new facility. It was evident that they were impressed with the proposed community offer and community use. Additionally, we have had several meetings with Brightlingsea Town Council about the proposed sports pavilion and have agreed on the positioning and plan.

SPONSORSHIP, GRANT FUNDING & GIFT AID

We have been fortunate this year to have received sponsorship for our teams, events and activities. This sponsorship has been essential in providing financial security for our various teams and has allowed us to support low & unwaged players and their families.

We have applied for, and successfully obtained, grant funding to support our work. Funding from Greene King contributed to the cost of a top-quality bowling machine and the ECB supported our disability section. There is no doubt that without this support, we would not have been able to invest in new initiatives and facilities at our club.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Brightlingsea Cricket Club
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1197631
Charity’s principal address Bayard Recreation Ground, Regent Road,
Brightlingsea, Colchester, Essex, CO7 0QT
Trustee name Ofce (if any) Dates acted if not
for
whole year		 Name of person (or
body)
entitled to appoint
trustee (if any)
JuliaHunt Chair
StaceyPlummer HonSecretary
CraigFinbow Hon Treasurer
GordonCollen
RichardHunt
Richard
Lankester
BenSibbons

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

BRIGHTLINGSEA CRICKET CLUB PERIOD 01/11/2022 to 31/10/2023

INCOME

Memberships

Junior Kwik Hardball Senior Player Supporter VP

Training Fees

Junior Kwik Hardball Disability Girls Senior

Match Fees

Junior Senior

Clothing

Junior Senior

Sponsorship

Bar takings Food takings

Grants/Donations

Donations The Semble Grassroots Trust Jack Petchey Foundation Amazon Smile Gift Aid

Misc

Bank transfer from redundant account

Total

EXPENDITURE

Clubhouse

Electric Gas Water Wifi Till hardware Insurance Misc (TV licence, gas cert, etc) Consumables/stationery (labels, paint, pens, paper, admin kit)

Square

Ground rent/match fees Junior Senior Equipment Maintenance Consumables (seed, sheets, fuel, etc)

Training & Development

Coach Education Coaching Equipment (bowling machine)

Indoor Hire

Junior Senior

Food Expenditure

Food for sale Food for teas/celebrations

Bar Expenditure

Bar for sale Bar Licence Bar Hardware Kitchen Hardware

Sponsors

Banner Booklet

Capital Expenditure

Gazebo Nets Scoreboard/scoring

Misc

League Membership Balls Kit/stumps Clothing Trophies/engraving B'sea Regent Donation Website Bank error

Clubhouse Project Legal Fees

Total

Excess of income over expenditure

Current account balance at 31/10/2023:

C Finbow Hon Treasurer

Wednesday, November 01, 2023

2022/2023

£ 261.00 £ 461.00 £ 1,632.00 £ 60.00 £ 370.00

£ 780.30 £ 1,726.00 £ 450.30 £ 474.10 £ 315.50 £ 979.90 £ 1,905.60 £ 721.00 £ 899.00 £ 4,953.00 £ 31,416.66 £ 3,340.29 £ 10,595.00 £ 2,395.00 £ 1,500.00 £ 40.41 £ 381.09

2022/2023

£ 1,359.62 £ 355.10 £ 164.22 £ 235.96 £ 150.48 £ 1,286.15 £ 241.39 £ 548.15

£ 1,002.24 £ 1,689.95 £ 708.56 £ 2,164.30

£ 320.00 £ 3,632.75

£ 2,295.00 £ 340.00

£ 2,163.47 £ 292.72 £ 13,383.78 £ 70.00 £ 652.47

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees 6righllings&a Cricket Club On a¢¢ount8 for the year •nd8d 3111012023 Charlty no (11 any) 1197631 Set out on pap8 I report to the trustees on my examlnatlon ol the accounts of the above charity {Yhe Trusl'l for the ygar ended 3111012023. Re8ponslbilili08 and basls of rew1 As the charity's Iruslees, you are responsible lor the preparatlon of the accounts in accordance with the requirements ol tha Charitles Act 2011 {'Ihe Act"). I report in respect ol my gxamination ol the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 201 l Act and in carrylng out my examination, I hav8 followed all the applicable Dlrections given by the Charity Commission under sectlon 14515llb) of the Act. Independenl I have complel8d my examinalSon. I confim) that no material matters have examlner'8 8tatomeni come to my allenlion In connection with the examlnatlon which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accountlng records were not kept in accordance wlth sèction 130 ol the Charit188 Act., or the accounts did nol accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requlrem8nts concelning the form and conlont ol aceounls sel out in the Charilles (Attounls and Reports) Regulallons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'lrue and falr, vlew which Is not a matter considered as part of an Independent examlnalion. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection wrth the examinallon lo which attention should be drawn in this r8POrt in order to enable a proper und8rstanding ol the accounts to ba rèached. Slgnod: Date: 01 Name: Graham Bowler Relevant profe881onal qualification<8) or body (If any): ACCA Addre88: 2 Kings Meadow Colchest8r IER Oct 2018

C01 1XS Section B Disclosure Only complete il the examiner needs lo highlight malerial matters ol concern {sèe CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance lor examiners). Giv• her• brief detall8 01 any Items that the examiner wlshes to dlsc1080. IER Ocl 2018