## **BROMYARD BOWMEN**
**CHARITY REGISTRATION 1199271**
**TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025**
## **BROMYARD BOWMEN CHARITY**
## GENERAL INFORMATION
## **Registered Office**
The Clive Richards Sports Gound
Bromyard HR7 4LP
## **Bankers**
Lloyds Bank
4 Dean Stanley Street
Westminster House
London
SW1P 3JH
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**BROMYARD BOWMEN**
**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 31[st] AUGUST 2025**
## **Accounting Policies**
The accounts have been prepared according to section 42(3) of the Charities Act 1993 on the Receipts and Payments basis.
## **Record Keeping**
The Records have been kept using a combination of paper and computer book keeping with the emphasis on computer book keeping as preferred by the current treasurer.
## **Reserves**
The Trustees policy with regard to the Charity’s Reserves is to maintain liquid funds sufficient to cover normal day to day running expenses.
## **Investment Policy**
The investment policy currently adopted by the Trustees is to maintain all funds in the same account; there are no banks currently who will provide any significant interest to make investing worthwhile. It was deemed more beneficial to spend money on equipment and to hire it out.
## **Trustees’ Remuneration and Expenses**
No payments or remuneration have been made to any Trustee during the year.
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## **BROMYARD BOWMEN**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] AUGUST 2025**
## **PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES**
Bromyard Bowmen was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) under Charity number 1199271 on 13[th] June 2022.
Bromyard Bowmen provides, both indoor and outdoor, facilities for the benefit of the inhabitants of Bromyard and surrounding areas enabling them to take part in Archery. Courses in Archery are held each year for beginners, schools, youth organisations and organisations caring for mentally and physically disabled adults and children, as well as socially disadvantaged children.
## **REVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY FOR THE YEAR**
During the year, the Charity has actively promoted the sport of archery and the facilities at Bromyard by attending events in Herefordshire. It has promoted the facilities offered by the Charity and provided opportunities for many people to try the sport under expert instruction and encouraged those interested to enlist on one of the beginner’s courses run by the club. A good proportion of those completing the course have joined either Bromyard Bowmen or one of the other clubs in the county.
The club has also attended a number of events held by organisations within Herefordshire, providing “have a go” and “taster” sessions to attendees interested in trying archery. These events have enabled to club to benefit from additional income.
These events are important to the club. Without them the club would struggle to survive on the income from bow hire and membership fees, which have not been increased for several years.
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## **BROMYARD BOWMEN**
## **TRUSTEES**
In accordance Clubs Constitution, at every annual general meeting of the members of the CIO, one-third of the charity trustees shall retire from office. The vacancies so arising may be filled by the decision of the members at the annual general meeting.
The members or the charity trustees may at any time decide to appoint a new charity trustee, whether in place of a charity trustee who has retired or been removed in accordance with clause 15 of the Constitution (Retirement and removal of charity trustees), or as an additional charity trustee, provided that the limit specified in on the number of charity trustees would not as a result be exceeded.
The charity Trustees of the CIO who have served to the 31[st] August 2025 were as follows:
## **Existing Trustees**
Neil White, Secretary
Kevin Lovell (Resigned 6[th] July 2025)
Daniel O’Connor (Resigned 6[th] July 2025)
Andrew Bailey
Steven Baggs, Chairman
Clive Catterall
Lesley Moor, Treasurer
Carolyn Warren
## **Trustees appointed on 6[th] July 2025**
Andy Thomas
Andrea Balogh
Mike Hiester-Wallis
The latest Annual General Meeting was held on 6th July 2025.
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## **BROMYARD BOWMEN**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR**
It is the responsibility of the Trustees to prepare Financial Statements for each financial year that give an accurate view of the state of affairs of the Trust and of the income and expenditure of the Trust for that period. In preparing these Financial Statements the Trustees are required to:
Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently. Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. Prepare the Financial Statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Trust will continue on such a basis.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, for safeguarding the assets of the Trust and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees on 23[rd] June 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
## **S Baggs Chairman**
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INTENTIONALLY BLANK
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## **BROMYARD BOWMEN**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR TO 31 AUGUST 2025**
|**RECEIPTS**
**Year to 08/25**
**Year to 08/24**|**NOTES**|
|---|---|
|Interest Income
0.00
0.00
Club Fees & Affiliations
8445.50
8202.00
Beginners Course
2170.00
1470.00
Tournaments
670.00
804.25
Have a Go
500.00
500.00
HAA
108.50 68.00
Donations
120.00
0.00
Fund raising
37.11
66.12
Equipment Hire
2180.00
1740.00
Equipment Sales
0.00
230.99
Apparel
225.00
0.00
Webhosting
30.00
0.00
Guest Archer
0.00 5.00|
1
1
1
2|
|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
**14,486.11**
**13,086.36**||
|||
|**Income Over Expenditure**
**5,088.27**
**(454.51)**||
2. Reimbursement of fees from Herefordshire Archery Association.
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## **BROMYARD BOWMEN**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR TO 31 AUGUST 2025**
|**PAYMENTS**
**Year to 08/25**
**Year to 08/24**|**NOTES**|
|---|---|
|Club Fees & Affiliations
3,395.00
3,752.00
Beginners Course
30.97 0.00
Tournaments
156.88
324.95
Have a Go
0.00
0.00
Range Assessment
0.00
0.00
Equipment Purchase
1,541.90
5,480.37
Equipment Hire
70.00 0.00
Apparel
225.00
0.00
Bank Charges
15.00
0.00
Building and Ground
Maintenance
470.90
522.71
Course Fees
177.50
0.00
Webhosting
693.00
372.04
Sundries
56.91
79.10
Trophies, engraving and Badges
37.70
191.40
Utilities
930.48
1,371.46
Insurance
1,596.60
1,446.84|1
1
1
2
1|
|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**9,397.84**
**13,540.87**||
1. See subsidiary sheet for breakdown.
2. Overseas payment charge for apparel.
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|**UTILITIES**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Income 2025**|**Income 2024**|**Expenditure 2025**|**Expenditure 2024**|
|Gas|||853.48|952.76|
|Electric|||0.00|320.70|
|Water|||77.00|98.00|
|Totals|0.00|0.00|930.48|1,371.46|
|I/E|-930.48|-1,371.46|||
***** No invoice received for the period due to a dispute with energy supplier.
|*****No invoice received for the pe|riod due to a disput|e with energy supp|lier.||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**HAVE A GO/TASTER SESSIONS**|||||
||**Income 2025**|**Income 2024**|**Expenditure 2025**|**Expenditure 2024**|
|Camp|500.00|500.00|0.00|0.00|
|Totals|500.00|500.00|0.00|0.00|
|I/E|500.00|500.00|||
|**TOURNAMENTS**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Income 2025**|**Income 2024**|
**Expenditure 2025**|**Expenditure 2024**|
|D’s & Downs|212.00|252.00|
0.00|102.20|
|WA900|200.00|361.96|
60.63|87.62|
|AubreyIson|258.00|190.29|
96.25|77.15|
|Totals|670.00|804.25|
156.88|266.97|
|I/E|513.12|537.28|||
|**FEES 2025**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Income 2025**|**Income 2024**|**Expenditure 2025**|**Expenditure 2024**|
|Club Fees|8,445.50|8,202.00|||
|Archery GB (GNAS)|||2,340.00|2,862.00|
|HAA WMA|||443.00|451.00|
|BSF 2024|||459.00|423.00|
|Refund of club fees|||153.00|0.00|
|Totals|8,445.50|8,202.00|3,395.00|3,736.00|
|I/E|**5,050.50**|**4,466.00**|||
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## **BROMYARD BOWMEN**
## **STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES FOR THE YEAR TO 31 AUGUST 2025**
## **BASIS OF ACCOUNTING**
The Financial Statements have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with section 42(3) of the Charities Act 1993.
## **FIXED ASSETS**
The Charity has its own shooting hall situated in the grounds of the Bromyard Sports Foundation.
Because the building stands upon land not owned by the Charity and because of difficulties and costs, should the need arise, of dismantling and re-erecting the building for a second time, the Trustees consider that no value should be shown in the book of accounts. The building is insured for the sum of £287,500.
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
Since 1[st] April 2009 an independent examination of the accounts is only required if the Charity’s gross income exceeds £25,000. The gross income for the year ended 31[st] August 2025 does not exceed £25,000.
Any Trustee may request an independent examination, as may any Member of Bromyard Bowmen. A full and detailed copy of the accounts in electronic and manuscript book format is available for examination by any Member who formally requests it.
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**BALANCE SHEET – 31 AUGUST 2025**
## **BROMYARD BOWMEN**
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31 AUGUST 1 SEPTEMBER
CASH AND BANK ACCOUNTS 2025 2024
Lloyds Bank Accounts £54,143.65
Petty Cash £113.91
__________
Total cash and bank £54,257.56
Lloyds Bank Accounts £58,769.81
Petty Cash £576.02
£59,345.83
Less Unpresented Cheques £0.00
__________
Total cash and Bank £59,345.83
Excess of Income over
Expenditure £5,088.27
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Approved by the Trustees on 23[rd] June 2026
and signed on their behalf by
**S Baggs**
Chairman
**L Moor**
Treasurer
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