
Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 

From 2 April 2024 to 1 April 2025 

Charity name: 

The Welsh Table Tennis Trust 

Charity registration number: 1197856 

## Objectives and Activities 

|Objectives and Activities|||
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|Summary of the purposes<br>of the charity as set out in<br>its governing document|Para 1.17|<br>To promote the amateur sport of Tabe Tennis<br>amongst young people up to the age of 18, in<br>particular, young people who face barriers to<br>participation in the sport by the provision of such<br>support and financial grants, assistance, education<br>and facilities for participation and wider<br>involvement in the sport.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17<br>and 1.19|We will provide a grant fund and support<br>programme for young people.<br>We will work in partnership with other<br>Partners with provide table tennis.<br>We  will  develop  a  network  of  community<br>volunteer mentors to support young people’s<br>participation within the sport.<br>We will partner with local organisations, clubs and<br>schools who can make referrals and applications for<br>support from us.<br>.|





|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have had<br>regard to the guidance issued<br>by the Charity Commission<br>on public benefit|Para 1.18|All  Trustees  act  in accordance  with  the  Charity<br>Commission guidance on public benefit.<br>They have complied with the duty in section 4 of<br>the 2006 Act to have due regard to guidance on<br>public benefitpublished bythe commission||
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## Additional information 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The Trust will develop a process for individuals<br>and  groups  to  make  grant  applications.  The<br>grants process is overseen by certain designated<br>Trustees with requests for final grant approval<br>brought before the Trustees as a whole. Grants<br>are now regularly made to successful<br>applicants.|
|Policy on social<br>investment  including<br>program<br>related<br>investment|Para 1.38|The Trust does not currently have a policy on<br>social investment and do not currently have<br>any plans to make any social investments.|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|Not applicable|





## Achievements and Performance 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries  and  any<br>wider benefits to<br>society as a whole.|Para 1.20|The charity is currently not operating at its full<br>potential. To allow this to happen the chair needs to<br>appoint 3 new trustees by April the 1st2026.<br>From there the trust will be able to apply for grants<br>and raise additional funds.|



## Additional information 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|Not applicable||
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|Performance<br>of<br>fundraising activities<br>against objectives set|Para 1.41|Not applicable|
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|Investment<br>performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|None|



Financial Review 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the<br>end of the period|Para 1.21|The accounts are for the period from 2 April<br>2024 to 1 April 2025.|
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|Statement  explaining  the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity’s policy is to hold reserves for<br>use in future periods for the purposes of the<br>charity.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a 0|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties  about  the<br>charity continuing as a<br>goingconcern|Para 1.23|n/a|



Additional information 



|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds<br>(including any fundraising)|Para 1.47|This will largely be through the business<br>community, other grant assisting bodies<br>and personal donations made at<br>Fundraising events.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|The  Trust  does  not  currently  have  an<br>investment  policy  or  social  investment<br>policy, this may be developed in 2025/26<br>as required|
|A description of the<br>principal risks facing the<br>charity|Para 1.46|The principal risk relates to ensuring the<br>Trust generates sufficient income to allow it<br>to continue to fund the activities it wishes<br>to support.|





Structure, Governance and Management 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing<br>document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The Welsh Table Tennis g Trust is governed by<br>its constitution.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g<br>unincorporated<br>association,CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is formed and constituted as a<br>Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).|
|Trustee  selection  methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions<br>e.g. election to post or name<br>of any person or body<br>entitled  to  appoint  one  or<br>more trustees|Para 1.25|Every appointed trustee must be appointed for<br>a term of three years.|



## Additional information 

||Policies and procedures<br>adopted  for  the  induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Each new Trustee executes a code of conduct<br>and conflict of interest declaration on their<br>appointment.||
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Reference and Administrative details 

|Charityname|THE WELSH TABLE TENNIS TRUST|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charity number|1197856|
|Charity’s principal address|The principal ofce .  Sport Wales Natonal Centre,<br>Sophia Gardens, Cardif, CF11 9SW|





Names of the Trustees who manage the charity: 

|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates  acted  if  not  for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled  to  appoint  trustee**<br>**(if any)**|
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|Owen Rodgers|Chairman|Whole Year||
|Dennis Bromage|Trustee|Whole Year||
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The 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. 

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 

|Signature(s)<br>Full name(s)<br>Position<br>DATE|<br>Owen<br>Rodgers<br>Owen Rodgers<br>Chairman||Dennis Bromage|Dennis Bromage|
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||||Dennis Bromage||
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|||19/1/2026|||





|Info|Month|Date|Event|
|---|---|---|---|
|Welsh|January|03/01/26|Hereford Senior Open|
|Training Camps||3/1/26-4/1/26|Grantham Junior 4* 3rd|
|Welsh||9/1/26-11/1/26|Eslov International (Sweden)|
|Competitions||17/01/2026|Senior British Clubs League  #3|
|English||24/1/26-25/1/26|Bangor Open|
|Competitions||24/1/26-25/1/26|National Cadet Series|
|International||27/1/26-1/2/26|Lille WTT|
|Training||31/1/26-1/2/26|Womens British Clubs League #2|
|International|February|7/2/26-8/2/26|Team Champs of Wales #2|
|Competitions||14/2/26-15/2/26|Plymouth Junior 4*|
|||17/2/26-19/2/26|Half Term Training Camp|
|||20/2/26-22/2/26|Safir International (Sweden)|
|||21/2/26-22/2/26|Youth British Club League #2 21st-22nd|
||March|7/3/26-8/3/26|Cam Gears Junior Open|
|||21/3/26-22/3/26|Welsh National Championships|
|||28/3/26-29/3/26|Cam Gears Senior Open|
|||28/3/26-29/3/26|Senior British Club League #4|
|||Dates TBC|Easter Training Camp #1|
||April|2/4/26-6/4/26|Linz Open (Austria)|
|||Dates TBC|Easter Training Camp #2|
|||7/4/26-10/4/26|World Team Preparation Camp (TBC)|
|||10/4/26-12/4/26|British Primaries (Scotland)|
|||14/4/26-17/4/26|World Team Preparation Camp (TBC)|
|||23/4/26-26/4/26|World Team Preparation Camp (TBC)|
|||28/4/26-10/5/26|World Team Championships|
||May|9/5/26-10/5/26|Wrexham 4*|
|||26/5/26-28/6/26|Half Term Camp|
|||30/5/26-31/5/26|Cleveland  Senior 4*|
||June|20/6/26-21/6/26|Nottingham Senior 4*|
|||26/6/26-28/6/26|British Secondaries (Cardiff)|
|||Dates TBC|EYC Preparation Training Camp|
||July|10/7/26-19/7/26|EYC (Portugal)|
|||Dates TBC|Summer Training Week 1|
|||Dates TBC|Summer Training Week 2|
||August|Dates TBC|Summer Training Week 3|
|||Dates TBC|Summer Training Week 4|
|||Dates TBC|Summer Training Week 5|
|||Dates TBC|Summer Training Week 6|
|||22/8/26-23/8/26|Liverpool Senior 4*|
|||28/8/26-30/8/26|Euro Minis (France)|
||September|12/9/26-13/9/26|Sussex Senior 4*|
|||15/9/26-20/9/26|WTT London Star Contender|
|||19/9/26-20/9/26|Senior BCL #1|
|||26/9/26-27/9/26|Cleveland Junior 4*|
||October|10/10/26-11/10/26|Youth BCL #1|
|||11/10/26-18/10/26|European Singles Championships|
|||17/10/2026|National Series - Girls|
|||18/10/2026|National Series - Boys|
|||24/10/26-25/10/26|Cliffedale Chandlers Junior 4*|
|||31/10/26-1/11/26|Women?s BCL #1|
||November|7/11/26-8/11/26|Senior BCL #2|
|||11/11/26-15/11/26|European U13 Championships|



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