Trustees, Annual Report for the period Pgrhxl start ¢Jatg Penod end dale 322 2023 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Thatcham Bowling Club Other nam•s charlty18 known by Reglstered charlty number (If any) 119 Charlty's prfnclpal address Memorial Playing Fiekls, Bath Ro&J Thatcharn Berkshire Postcode RG17 3AG Names of the charlty trustses who manage the charlty D•t•• act•d ff not for¥thol• Tru•t•• n•m• Offlc• IM•nyl Nam• of p•rnon {or body) •ntitl•d lrttru¥t It4n M Blizzard Chairperson Secretary Treasurer P Warne D Parsonson Jwoc D Davies S Wood G Bloor T Mortimer R Harris RNew 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustsos for the charlty, If any, Ifor example, any custodhn trustoes) Name Dates acted rf not for whole ear TAR Ma￿h 2012 Names and addresses of advlsers (Opfjonal Infomlatlon) • of adviser Name Address Name of chlef exKulfve or names of Senlor stsff members Ioptlonal inforniatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of tho chorlty's trusts Constitution Type of governing document Ht)w the charity 18 constituted cio Trustee selection methods Club Officers are"eX￿￿￿O- tnJstee$. Addftlon•l gov•manc• Issu08 (Optlonal Infomi•tlonl The dub members at the AGM voted to create a new officer role, Safeguarding Officer, and R Terrett was elected to the posrtion. This importanl role should ensure oversight of the management of relalionships with any junior members and vulnerable adults. This function will b8 required of all dubs by the goveming tody, Bowls England, from 2025. You may choose lo indude additional infom)ation, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity'8 organisats'onal Structu￿ and any wider network wilh which the charity works; relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities The promotion of communty partiapation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the community of Thatcham and sumunding areas by the prowsion of facilities for leaming. coaching and playing the sport of lawn bowls. Summary ofthe objects ofthe charlty set out in Its goveming document TAR M•rd12012 The dub organises and publicises at least one "open day. each year to attrad new playets from the local cximmunty. It also attends various local Communty events with the same purpose. The dub is open to all with no restrictions on access to membership. The dub partiawes in 2 Men's and 1 L&Jies' leagues for keon, CA>mpetrtive players and a programrrE of lriendly. matches. dub toumaments and L))mpetitions to meet the needs of all members, from the competrtive to the more social players. Summary ofthe maln activlties undertaken for the publlc beneflt In relatlon to these objects (include withln thls sectlon the statutory declaratlon that trustees hav• had regard to the guidanco Issued by the Charlty Commiislon on publlc benefrt) Addltlonal dots11• of objectlves and actlvltles Ioptlonal Inforniatlon) You may choose to include further statements. where relevant, about.. policy on grantmakirvJ', policy programme related investment.. conlribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Th8 dub successfully mana3ed to r8cruit suffiaent new members to repla￿ those who. inevitably move away or'retlfe" from the sport. Our membership remained almost at the same level as the previous year. We finally completed Protract￿ negotiations with our landlord. Thatcham Memrial Foundation. of a new 20 year lease of our dubhouse and green. This has placed a massively increased finanaal burden on the dub which we have addressed by hcthing 3" party events in our dubhouse and significantly increasing membership fees. We were eased to note that we lost no playing members as a result of this increase. In order to meet the instructions of the Charity Commission the managerrÉnt of the dubhouse licensed bar was outsourced passed to separate limrted company. THATBCB Ltd. We were ￿eased to receive donations from this company equivalent lo the total of its annual profrts. On the field of play the dub enjoyed a successful season. Our men's team in the Kennet League and the Kennet LV lover 55s> League both won their regional leagues and the ￿)Unty finals. Our Senior Fours leam won the county final and went on to ￿aY in the Bowls England National Finals at Leamington Spa Summary ofthe maln achlevements ofthe charlty during the yoar TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review Recent financial pressures have prevented the build-up of signific2rrt resèrves. Thbs remains an issue for the trustees. Brlef statement of the charity's pollcy on reserves Detalls of any funds matsrlalty In deflcit Furth•r financlal revlvw detslls {Optlonal Inforniatlonl You may choose to induda additional inform&'on. where relevant about.. the charity's prinopal sources of funds (induding any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported th8 key obpthive8 of the chanty., investment policy and objects'ves induding any elhical invéstment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustses declare that they have approved the trusteos. report above. Signed on bohalf of the charity's truste Slgnaturels) Full namels) Peter Richard Wame Derek John Parsonson Po$ltlon leg Secretsry, Chalr. Secretary Treasurer Date 20th March 2024 TAR M8r¢h 2012 ## **THATCHAM BOWLING CLUB** ## **- Income and Expenditure Account Period 1st October 2022 To 30th September 2023** ||**2021/2022**
**Income**
**£**
8,305.00
Subscriptions
579.40
Vice Presidents & Donations
0.00
Thatbcb Donations *
580.00
Green Fees
7,465.84
Bar Proft *
1,240.38
Catering Receipts
763.23
Rafes - Proft
40.00
Fund Raising - Spiders
150.00
- Bonus Ball
565.52
- Events
415.05
- Ebay/Table Sales
36.00
- Wrong Bias
0.00
- Advertising
563.50
Competition Entries - Club
535.35
Competition Entries - County
10.18
Shirts,Jackets,Badges,etc Proft
2.00
Telephone Calls
450.00
2022 Prize Money 2023
0.00
Sundry Income
123.00
Room Hire
Excess of Expenditure over
0.00
Income for the year
21,824.45||**2022/2023**
**£**
10,805.00
1,703.15
6,000.00
505.00
0.00
965.60
456.71
123.00
0.00
1,106.26
533.37
104.00
0.00
500.50
515.70
12.11
3.00
455.00
0.00
758.00
1,125.88
25,672.28||**2021/2022**
**Expenditure**
**£**
10.00
Rent
1,709.58
Insurances
1,322.91
Water Rates
669.46
Catering Costs
6,078.43
Green - Contractors
1,496.19
- Equipment Maintenance
0.00
- Labour
3,089.63
Electricity
1,700.82
Pavilion - Cleaning/Maint/Decoration
139.36
- Fire Equipment Maintenance
549.05
Competition Entries - County
278.00
Competition Entries - League/Other
765.50
County Afliation Fees & Levy
450.00
Trophies/Engraving
541.08
Telephone
0.00
Postage
0.00
Stationery
180.00
Club Certifcate
75.00
Audit Fee
180.00
Advertising
159.24
TV Licence
127.55
MPLC Licence
156.00
Club Pens
1,380.20
New Equipment
0.00
New LED Lights
0.00
New Mats
0.00
New Deep Fat Frier
0.00
New Pyrex Roaster
25.00
Donations
69.00
Sundries
Excess of Income over
672.45
Expenditure for the year
21,824.45||**2022/2023**
**£**
2,250.00
2,021.67
752.37
1,166.90
6,317.55
271.97
0.00
7,358.42
1,527.47
75.00
539.95
187.00
939.50
0.00
581.52
0.00
0.00
180.00
100.00
180.00
159.00
131.37
0.00
0.00
261.60
156.00
39.99
27.00
25.00
423.00
0.00| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||25,672.28| * Note: Bar managed by THATBCB Ltd from 2022/23. ## **THATCHAM BOWLING CLUB** ## **Balance Sheet as at 30th September 2023** ## **ASSETS** |Stock of Badges, Shirts, Jackets etc|1,292.66||| |---|---|---|---| |Insurance Prepaid|381.53||| |Sundry Prepayments/Receipts|264.00||1,938.19| |Cash at Bank - Club Account|###||| |Cash in Hand|175.00||###| ||||###| |**LIABILITIES**|||| |Sundry Creditors|||3,682.05| |||£|###| |**REPRESENTED BY :**|||| |Balance as at 30.9.2022|||###| |Add Excess of Expenditure over Income for the Year|||(1,125.88)| |||£|###|