Chairman of Trustees Annual Report 2025
Dear Member,
This is my fourth Annual Report as Chair of the Trustees since the WFRA became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in March 2022; and this report marks the end of my 12[th] year as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Association.
As the outgoing Executive Chair I feel I can look back with some pride and say that the sport is not only more popular, it is somewhat safer, by way of Race organisers receiving better guidance and support. But at the same time decisions have been made which I believe have enabled the sport to remain rooted to its basic traditions.
We continue to have a stable Board of Trustees, supported by an Executive Committee who work hard throughout the year to meet the objective of the Association, namely the ‘promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for participating in fell racing and running’. I am satisfied we are meeting that objective.
The Association has continued its drive towards promoting safety in the mountains whilst not stifling the adventurous nature of the sport, with a firm recognition that there is always an element of risk. Rules are in place for safe competition, and I’m pleased to say there have been no breaches of safety discipline reported that required any form of investigation in the last 12 months.
Two years ago the Association joined with the Fell Runners Association and the Northern Irish Mountain Running Association to agree a policy on gender which was aimed at protecting the female category in the sport. This agreement has been supported by the membership and remains in place with no adverse comment or challenge to date.
The sports remains one of the most affordable mass participation sports, with all of the races registered by the WFRA being arranged on a not-for profit basis, free from commercialism that we have seen in other running disciplines. This allows the sports to remain at a grass roots level and financially accessible by all parts of the community.
Finance
The Association is in good financial health, with comfortable reserves for a rainy day. There has been no increase membership fees for around ten years remaining at £10, and this has been a deliberate approach from the committee, maintaining the view that the sport should be low-cost to members with a no-frills approach.
Chairman’s Annual Repot
2025
WFRA
Membership
When I started as Chair the association had around about 400 members, and last year we peaked at a record 883, so we must have been doing something right. We have also seen a marked and positive increase in female racers, along with an extension in the numbers of older veterans, with some in their 80s still competing which was unheard of when I started racing; long may this trend continue.
I shall be handing over the helm of the Executive Committee to a new person and I wish them all the very best in the role.
Craig Jones,
Chairman, Welsh Fell Runners Associaton.
Chairman’s Annual Repot
2025
WFRA
| Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | Charity Name | No(if any) | No(if any) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||
| For the period from |
Period start date | To | Period end date | |||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Membership Subs. | 7,070 | - | - | 7,070 | ||||
| Merchandise | 129 | - | - | 129 | ||||
| Donations | 344 | - | - | 344 | ||||
| Investment interest | 313 | - | - | 313 | ||||
| sep 2023 membership | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 7,855 |
- | - | 7,855 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
||||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| Sub total | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 7,855 |
- 0 | - 0 | 7,855 | ||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| Insurance | 2,470 | - | - | 2,470 | ||||
| Calendar costs | 1,035 | - | - | 1,035 | ||||
| Event costs | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Awards/ Prizes | 1,093 | - | - | 1,093 | ||||
| Merchandise | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| Bank charges | 50 | - | - | 50 | ||||
| Administration Computer costs | 47 | - | - | 47 | ||||
| Administration Stationery | 790 | - | - | 790 | ||||
| Licences | 71 | - | - | 71 | ||||
| Membership Admin | 373 | - | - | 373 | ||||
| Promotion | - | - | - | - | ||||
| WFRA representation | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 5,928 |
- | - | 5,928 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) |
||||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 5,928 |
- 0 | - 0 | 5,928 | ||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 1,927 |
- | - | 1,927 | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | 17,295 | - | - | 17,295 | ||||
| **Cash funds thisyear end ** | 19,222 |
- | - | 19,222 | ||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
07/01/2026
1
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 Cash funds | HSBC Current Account | 95 | - | |||||
| HSBC BMM Account | 19,010 | - | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Total cash funds | 19,105 | - | ||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
Agreement Error | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | September Interest HSBC BMM Account | 23 | - | |||||
| Membership fees for Sept 25 Fabian4 | 100 | - | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B3 Investment assets | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
||||||
| B5 Liabilities | Membership Admin fee Sept 25 Fabian 4 | 5 | - | |||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | ||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
07/01/2026
2
| CC16a | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Last year | |||
| to the nearest £ | |||
| 7875 | |||
| 26 | |||
| 300 | |||
| 20 | |||
| 30 | |||
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| 8251 | |||
| - 0 | |||
| - 0 | |||
| 8,251 | |||
| 2,303 | |||
| 848 | |||
| 34 | |||
| 3,693 | |||
| 269 | |||
| 60 | |||
| 541 | |||
| 564 | |||
| 70 | |||
| 620 | |||
| 378 | |||
| 173 | |||
| 9,552 | |||
| - 0 | |||
| 9,552 | |||
| - | 1,300 |
||
| - | |||
| £18,596 | |||
| 17,295 | |||
| Endowment | |||
| funds |
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
07/01/2026
3
to nearest £ - - - - OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)
Date of approval
CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
07/01/2026
4