## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 06/04/23 Period start date To 05/04/24 Period end date**
**Charity name: The Cluster for Research into Coaching**
## **Charity registration number: 1198423**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Cluster for Research into Coaching
(CRiC) aims to promote, support and
conduct research for the benefit of sport
coaches, National Governing Bodies, non-
Governmental Organisations, sport
coaching scholars, students and other
related practitioners. CRiC runs in-person
and virtual research seminars and other
events to support these aims.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Within the reporting period, the charity
planned and delivered the one-day
symposium at Liverpool John Moores
University in June 2023 to raise the profile
of and further understand the importance of
critical research on topics relevant to sport
coaching.
Additionally, within the reporting period, the
committee awarded 4 x educational grants
to support the research of early career
researchers.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The purpose and objectives of the charity
are considered and delivered by the
trustees with careful regard to the needs of
the target audience and based on the
Charity Commission guidance.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grants for research were allocated
following thorough review by the trustees in
accordance with guidance prepared to
meet the charity objectives.
Recommendations are made and approved
by the executive committee.|
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|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|||
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The CRiC trustees and executive
committee are all volunteers. Each
member of the team fulfil a wide range of
duties and are committed to supporting this
charity in its aims and objectives for the
benefit of sport coach academics and
practitioners.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The symposium took place at LJMU's
Student Life Building, Copperas Hill,
Liverpool. The event was a collegial
opportunity for researchers at all stages of
their career. To facilitate this, the
programme included:
•
A distinguished coaching scholar
lecture from a keynote speaker
•
5 parallel sessions featuring 15
established speakers
•
15 early career/doctoral/PG
researcher presentations
•
ECR/PhD/PG networking breakfast
•
Panel debates with invited
academics and practitioners
•
Sport Coaching Review researcher
recognition awards|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Successfully planned and delivered the
CRiC One-day symposium. Feedback from
the symposium participants acknowledge
the positive reception for the format and
content of the sessions.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|n/a|
||Para 1.41|n/a|
Investment performance against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the close of this first reporting period, the
charity bank balance was £6,591 in credit**.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|This money is earmarked to support the
forthcoming 2025 CRiC conference by
providing deposits for facilities, travel
expenses for key note speakers as well as
forming a fund for the allocation of research
grants.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£4,000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|In its second year, the charity consolidated
the operation of its executive committee
and successfully delivered on its objectives.
The charity is in a secure position both
operationally and financially to embark
upon a third year**.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity primarily draws its income from
membership fees and the sale of
symposium tickets.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|**Para 1.46**|n/a|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|No immediate risks have been identified by
the charity.|
|Other||n/a|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed dated 29thMarch 2022|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed during the AGM
with positions reviewed annually**.**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|n/a|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|n/a|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|n/a|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|The Cluster for Research into Coaching|
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|Other name the charity uses|CRiC|
|Registered charitynumber|1198423|
|Charity’s principal address|19 Sovereign Chase, Staunton, Gloucester, Gloucestershire,
GL19 3NW.|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Professor Robyn
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||Professor Don
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||Dr Anna Stodter|Vice President|||
||Dr Charlie Corsby|Sports Coaching
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|n/a|
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|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|n/a|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|n/a|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
n/a
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** pp. J. Cowell Donald Richard Vinson **Full name(s)** Jon Mark Cowell **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 03/07/24
|**The Cluster for Research into Coaching**|**The Cluster for Research into Coaching**|**The Cluster for Research into Coaching**|**1198423**|
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|**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||
|**For the period**
**from**|06/04/2023|**To**|05/04/2024|
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**3,352**
**3,919**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,271**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,271**
**3,585**
**-**
**27**
**-**
**629**
**158**
**1,000**
**-**
**-**
**5,399**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,399**
**1,872**
**-**
**4,719**
**6,591**|
|
Membershipreceipts|**3,352**||**-**||**-**||**3,352**|
|Symposium receipts|**3,919**||**-**||**-**||**3,919**|
||||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**7,271**||**-**||**-**||**7,271**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||||
||**-**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||||
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||||
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Symposium charges|**3,585**||**-**||**-**||**3,585**|
|Symposium consumables|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|Refund|**27**||**-**||**-**||**27**|
|Expenses|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|Website design|**629**||**-**||**-**||**629**|
|Bank fees|**158**||**-**||**-**||**158**|
|Awards|**1,000**||**-**||**-**||**1,000**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**5,399**||**-**||**-**||**5,399**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||||
||**-**|||||||
||**-**|||||||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||||
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||
||**1,872**||||||**1,872**|
||**-**||||||**-**|
||**4,719**||||||**4,719**|
||**6,591**||||||**6,591**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|n/a
**Details**
**Details**
n/a
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
n/a
**Details**
n/a|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**6,591**
**-**
**-**
**6,591**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**|
|---|---|---|---|
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**to nearest £**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Print Name
J Cowell
J Cowell
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## **Last year**
**to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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OK **Endowment funds to nearest £**
**-**
**Current value (optional) - - - - -**
**Current value (optional)**
**-**
**When due (optional)**
Date of approval
03/07/2024
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