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Ackworth Table Tennis Club Registered Charity Number: 1198144
## **Ackworth Table Tennis Club**
**Trustee Annual Report and Financial Statement**
**Year ended 31 December 2023**
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## **Ackworth Table Tennis Club**
## **Contents**
Trustees’ report Receipts and payments account Statement of assets and liabilities Notes to the accounts
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## **Ackworth Table Tennis Club**
## **Trustee Annual Report**
Year ended 31 December 2023
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023.
## **Reference and administrative details**
**Registered charity name:** Ackworth Table Tennis Club **Charity registration number:** 1198144 **Principal address and registered office:** 1 Beaufort Mews, Ackworth, WF7 7RF
**The Trustees:**
The trustees who served the charity during this period were as follows:
Chairperson Christopher Parker Daniel Simms Bokmun Chan **Bank:** My Virgin Money 81 Carlton Street Castleford WF10 1BW
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## **Trustees Report For the year-end 31 December 2022**
## **Objectives and Activities:**
## **A. Policies and objectives**
As stated in our governing document, our objective is: _‘the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation within Pontefract and the surrounding areas, but the provision of facilities and coaching for the playing of table tennis.’_
The values we try to instil in players include Aspiring, commitment, kindness, working hard, being organised, respect, team spirit and being helpful.
## **B. Activities for achieving objectives**
Through the playing of table tennis, Ackworth Table Tennis Club offers coaching to people from all backgrounds, ages and abilities, allowing people to play together. The club provides facilities, coaches and a warm, welcoming environment where people can enjoy the sport of table tennis within a safe, community-friendly club.
## **How our Activities Deliver Public Benefit:**
We offer table tennis coaching to anyone, regardless of age or ability. Our activities aim to improve table tennis skills, generic fitness, mental health and social inclusion. This is shown in the increasing membership over the past years.
The trustees confirm that the club has delivered activities and projects within the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and Performance:**
## **A. Review of Activities**
The club had a positive year in 2023. We have always put the players at the heart of the programme to try to do what is best for them and how we can support each individual in the ways they need, depending on their aims. The club runs sessions two nights per week (which is less nights but more hours) and during the holiday. We have started to use a new venue which is extremely supportive, and we are looking at ways to expand our sessions there. The below is a summary of our sessions and the successes that our attendees have had throughout the year.
Number of unique attendees at sessions this year – 122 Number of unique volunteers at sessions this year – 20
Average numbers at sessions: Tuesday Session 1 – 6 Tuesday Session 2 – 9 Friday – 18 Holiday Sessions – 13
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Some key successes this season are:
1. Coach Chris attended the ISF World Schools Championships in Rio as coach for the England boys, where they won a bronze medal. He also attended the Senior Schools international in Ireland where he coached the u18 boys team.
2. Women’s British League Division 5 champions – Darcey, Eva, Jess and Tilly.
3. Junior British League Girls Division 2 Winners and Team of the Weekend – Darcey, Eva, Maahi and Tilly
4. Tilly was qualified for the Cadet National Cup (top 10 in England).
Here is a round-up of results from major table tennis events throughout the season:
January – Tilly (u16) and Anisha (u13) won the West Yorkshire Schools county schools competition and qualified for the national final. Our Women’s British League team of Tilly, Eva, Darcey and Jess won Division 5.
February – Our Junior British League team of Darcey, Eva Maahi and Tilly won division 2 and were crowned team of the weekend. Our boys team of Jayden, Jake and Alejandro finished 3[rd] in division 8.
March – Josh represented Yorkshire juniors and with a 100% average helped them to finish 4[th] in the division.
April – At the Hull 1*, David won his U13 group and was 3[rd] in the u15s. Will won his u11 group. Finlay was runner up in his u15 group and 3[rd] in his u13 group. We also had a friendly competition with Pudsey to give our newer players more competition time against different people. Anisha, David and Tilly all competed at the National Schools finals where Tilly made the last 16. Anisha and Tilly qualified to play in the National U15 and U17 Championships. Tilly reached the last 16 of the u15 and semi finals of the doubles. At the Scarborough 2*, David won the u13 event and was runner up in the cadet event.
May – Tilly qualified for the cadet national cup where she finished joint 7[th] and had an excellent win against the England number 2 and event winner.
June – David and Anisha brought trophies home form the Scunthorpe 2*. Anisha won u15 and u17 girls and David won the u13 boys and u13 mixed events. Anisha finished runner up in the u15 girls team event at the inter-regionals and David reacher the quarter final of the u13 boys singles.
July – No events.
August – At the St Neots 4*, Tilly reached the quarter final of the u19 banded girls.
September – Rhys finished in 6[th] place at the Blitz junior 1*. Anisha finished 3[rd] in her group and David 5[th] at the Nottingham 2*.
October – Tilly represented Yorkshire Juniors winning 5/7 to help the team win 3/4. The Junior British League team of Eva, Maahi and Tilly won team of the weekend again and Eva player of the weekend. David reached the last 16 of the Stockton 4*.
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November – Anisha reached the last 8 of the cadet band 1 event at Chandlers 4*.
December – At the Hull 1*, Aaron won the u12 event and David was runner up in the cadets. Aaron won the club Christmas Handicap competition. Anisha won 4/5 in her group at the BATTS 1*. Troy was runner up in his group at the Nottingham 2*.
## **Financial Review:**
## **A. Financial Review**
The charity ended the financial year with a closing balance of £28,873.13, making a small profit of £7,982.94 this year. The table tennis calendar runs from September to August, despite our accounts running from January to December. This means that some funds will be spent in the following financial report for this season; likewise, we have ongoing income and expenditure from the previous season.
## Grants
The club has been successful with grants this year, raising £10,600.
The grants we received are: Sport England £9,700 Warburtons £400 Magic little grants £500
## **B. Going concerns**
The trustees of the charity believe that there are sufficient funds within the club to allow the club to continue being successful at its current capacity while looking at ways in which the club can develop and be successful with its primary aim of having a full-time centre. The club is looking at ways to recruit and expand its current offer, so the transition to a full-time centre will be more seamless.
## **Structure, Governance and Management:**
## **A. Constitution**
The charity was incorporated on 4 March 2022 as a Charitable Incorporated organisation. It is governed by its constitution dated 20 January 2022
## **B. Method of appointment or election of Trustees**
The management of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected under the terms of the of the CIO Association.
The minimum number of trustees is 3 and the maximum is 10.
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Apart from the first charity trustees, every appointed trustee must be appointed for a term of three years. They may seek re-election if they wish at the discretion of the other trustees. Any vacancies are filled or new appointments made but the charity trustees.
## **Plans for future periods:**
## Full time Centre
The club and trustees are working hard with the local council to open a full-time table tennis centre.
## Expanding sessions
The club is looking at increasing participation, including marketing and additional sessions. We will look at additional venues in the growth period to help us grow, but before we take on a permanent facility. We have recently started delivering sessions at a new venue (a school) which are keen to allow us to deliver more. We are using the Sport England grant to help us do this.
## Workforce
The club will continue to support its club members to become coaches. We will involve parents to support us with sessions and help out in the club where they have expertise.
## Focusing on what we do best
We will continue delivering our sessions, working with the local community, attracting new people, and retaining others. We have a very multicultural club which we will continue to grow. We will look to expand to recent sessions, keeping the safe and welcoming feel of the club. We will continue to support children through their development both in and out of table tennis. The club coaches will advise children on local and national competitions to enter and coaches will attend them to support.
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## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **Receipts and payments account for the period 1[st] January 2023 to 31 December 2023**
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## **Statement of assets and liabilities**
## **Assets retained for the charity's own use**
## Tibhar Allstar table tennis table
Tibhar table tennis tables (A22 Smash 28 Green) x 2 Tibhar table tennis tables (A22 Smash 28 Blue) x 10
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## **Notes to the accounts**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
These accounts have been prepared for the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## **2 Grants and donations**
## **3 Restricted funds**
## **Fund name**
Sport England – to fund discounted sessions. Arnold Clark – to buy new equipment.
Wakefield MDC – to buy new equipment.
Magic little grants – to buy new technology to support the sessions.
Warburtons – to buy new equipment.
Sport England – to support new sessions at a local venue with hall hire, coaches fees and equipment.
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during the period.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during the period.
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