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2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 April 2024 Period start date to 31 March 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Ryde Mead Lawn Tennis Club CIO

Charity registration number: 1199560

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The objects of the CIO are for the public
benefit of residents of Ryde and the
surrounding areas to promote community
participation in healthy recreation, by the
provision of facilities for the playing,
learning, and teaching of the game of
lawn tennis and other racquet sports.
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		 The CIO has been delivering on its
objectives to bring tennis to the whole
community in collaboration with the non-
incorporated organisation Ryde Mead
LawnTennis Club (hereafter denoted as
“the Club”). The Club provides the
facilities for playing tennis to the CIO.
The Club has made a charge to the CIO
this year for the CIO’s use of their
facilities.
We offer bi-weekly tennis sessions for
adults with learning disabilities in
collaboration with Haylands Farm a local
learning disability community. This is
supported by the Club which provides an
LTA registered venue with outside tennis
courts.
We offer bi-weekly tennis sessions for
the visually impaired working with the
support of Bright Ideas for Tennis, The
LTA Open Court Program and the Dan-
Maskell Trust. Both programs are
weather dependant and during the period
no charge was made to the participants.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 All Trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.

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SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment		 Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers		 Para 1.38 Volunteers provide the workforce to
enable adequate supervision during our
tennis sessions for Adults with Learning
Disabilities and Individuals with Visual
Impairment. During the Bi-weekly tennis
sessions for the visually impaired and
adults with learning disabilities the
volunteers are supervised by an LTA
accredited level three tennis coach.
Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
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 Charity is proud to have instigated
the delivery of regular LTA, coach
supported Tennis activities to adults
disadvantaged by disability. It brings
regular tennis to the visually impaired
community of the Isle of Wight and to
local adult Learning Disability community
run by the in conjunction with the
Haylands Farm Charity.
This work is now recognised by the LTA
open court program, the Dan Maskell
Tennis Trust and Bright Ideas for Tennis
charities and in the year to March 2025
we were able to deliver 19 sessions over
the year benefiting 17 participants.

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 Grants from the Dan Maskell Tennis Trust
(£350) and the LTA (£300) were granted
this year to support us. Both grants are
restricted to the delivery of our disability
tennis sessions. Our costs this year
(coaching fees, facilities & insurance)
came to £1340 leaving us with £261 of
restricted funds and £592 of unrestricted
funds at year end for the on-going
delivery of our activities inyear 25/26.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 Our on-going financial commitments are
limited to the cost of running the
sessions for the visually impaired and
learning disability players. We aim to
maintain a balance of cash to cover 3
months-worth of costs relating to session
delivery.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £853 at year end
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 Not Applicable
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 The members of Ryde Mead Lawn Tennis
Club non-incorporated organisation
voted unanimously in favour of
incorporation to Ryde Mead Lawn Tennis
Club CIO.
To allow the winding down of the non-
incorporated club with transfer of assets
between it and Ryde Mead Lawn Tennis
Club CIO, agreement is required from the
Landlord of the tennis courts to change
the beneficiary of the lease from the non-
incorporated club to the CIO.
Discussions regarding this are yet to be
completed.
Although failure to transfer the lease
does not jeopardise the CIO’s ability to
continue as a going concern into the
future the two main consequences are:
the CIO’s ability to realise its full potential
is reduced, but liabilities are limited as
the CIO has no responsibility for the
maintenance or upkeep of the tennis
courts.

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 The main sources of income for the
charity is grant funding (LTA and Dan
Maskell Trust) and fundraising activities
e.g. sale of home baking and attendance
at local carnivals/fayres.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 None
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 Securing funding to meet ongoing costs
related to coaching and administration.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 CONSTITUTION OF A CHARITABLE
INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
WHOSE ONLY VOTING MEMBERS ARE
ITS CHARITY TRUSTEES
(“Foundation” model constitution)
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 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 Procedures Detailed in the Constitution
of Ryde Mead Lawn Tennis Club Relating
to Trustee Selection:-
Membership of The CIO
The members of the CIO shall be its
charity trustees.
The only persons eligible to be members
of the CIO are its charity trustees.
Membership of the CIO cannot be
transferred to anyone else.
Any member and charity trustee who
ceases to be a charity trustee
automatically ceases to be a member of
the CIO.
Number of charity trustees
There must be at least three charity
trustees. If the number falls below this
minimum, the remaining trustee or
trustees may act only to call a meeting of
the charity trustees, or appoint a new
charity trustee.
The maximum number of charity trustees
is nine. The charity trustees may not
appoint any charity trustee if as a result
the number of charity trustees would
exceed the maximum.

First charity trustees The first charity trustees are as follows, are appointed for the following terms: Prof. David Sanders for 3 years Lucy Amanda Jenner for 3 years Elizabeth Brunhilde Allen for 3 years Dr Robert Andrews for 3 years Simon James Baughan for 3 years Andrew John Foulkes for 3 years Appointment of charity trustees For Clarification Informal or associate (non-voting) membership also referred to as playing members Within the constitution of the CIO “members” and “membership” do not apply to non-voting members and nonvoting members (playing members) do not qualify as members for any purpose under the Charities Acts, General Regulations or Dissolution Regulations. Apart from the first charity trustees, every appointed trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

The Trustees are appointed by the Trustee Members (Trustees of the CIO).

Apart from the first Trustees of the Club, every appointed Trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the Club’s Trustees. The Trustees are required to serve a term of three years, retire at each Annual General Meeting (except the first Annual General Meeting of the Club to which special rules apply) and either seek re-election or step down as a Trustee.

The Playing Members may propose and second a Trustee for appointment only if the Playing Members decide that it is in the best interests of the Club that the Trustee in question should be recommended/nominated for appointment as a Trustee and pass a vote by a two thirds majority of the Playing Members to that effect.

Appointment of Trustees shall be carried out by those Trustee Members eligible to vote in accordance with the Constitution and they shall appoint a person who is willing to act to be a Trustee and who is a Member.

No person, other than a Trustee standing down due to term limits, may be appointed a Trustee at any Annual General Meeting unless:

The number of Playing Members required to sign a recommendation/nomination paper will be reviewed every year by the Trustee Board in response to the risk facing the Club.

In selecting individuals for appointment as appointed charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experienced needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

In selecting individuals for appointment as appointed charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to any nominations or elections made by the Informal or Associate (Non-Voting) Membership of the Charity.

Nominated Trustees Any appointment must be made at a meeting held according to the ordinary practice of the appointing body of trustee members. Each appointment must be for a term not exceeding three years. The appointment will be effective from the later of: the date of the vacancy; and the date on which the charity trustees or their secretary or clerk are informed of the appointment. A trustee appointed by the appointing body has the same duty as the other charity trustees to act in the way he or she decides in good faith would be most likely to further the purposes of the CIO.

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees		 Para 1.51 The charity trustees will make available
to each new charity trustee, on or before
his or her appointment:
a copy of the current version of this
constitution; and
a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’
Annual Report and statement of
accounts.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51 RYDE MEAD TENNIS CLUB CIO (‘THE CLUB’)
INTRODUCTION
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
1.
Background
The Club is a CIO Foundation Model with
Charity Number 1199560 .The Club was
incorporated and registered with the Charity
Commission on 06-July-2022.
The Club was established in order to replace
the existing unincorporated charity known as
Ryde Mead Tennis Club (‘the unincorporated
charity’). This was done in order to provide
the Charity’s Trustees and Members with the
benefit of an incorporated structure which,
following professional advice taken by the
trustees of the unincorporated charity, was
agreed to be the most appropriate structure.

2. Structure

As a CIO with the Foundation Model, the Club is required as a minimum to have a Board of Trustees and a body of Members.

The Club’s structure satisfies this minimum requirement but there are added layers of complexity that are designed to capture the full range of Membership categories and the structure that existed in relation to the unincorporated charity.

The roles of the Trustees and all classes of Members are set out below.

3. The Trustees and Trustee Members

The Trustees are responsible for the management and administration of the Club. Their details are recorded with the Charity Commission.

The Trustees are appointed by the Trustee Members. Apart from the first Trustees of the Club, every appointed Trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the Club’s Trustees. The Trustees are required to serve a term of three years, retire at each Annual General Meeting (except the first Annual General Meeting of the Club to which special rules apply) and either seek re-election or step down as a Trustee.

At all times there will be a minimum of 3 Trustees.

A person is only eligible to act as a Trustee of the Club if they are a Playing Member (or a Trustee Member in the case of a Trustee seeking re-election).

The Trustees are also Members of the Club and are categorised as Trustee Members and they have the full range of Membership rights prescribed by Charity Law, in particular the Charities Act 2011 (or any act that supersedes it) and the Club’s Constitution.

4. Membership

Eligibility

subscription to the Club. Members must exercise their membership rights only in the interest of the Club and not in any private interest.

Classes of Members

Non-Voting Members

Playing Members

5. Rights and Privileges of the Playing Members

Club;

5.1.3.
to recommend/nominate,
propose and second the
removal of a Trustee elected by
the Club subject to rule 7 below
and subject to the Constitution
of the Club;
5.1.4.
to recommend/nominate,
propose and second individuals
for election as a Member of a
Committee established in
accordance with clause 14 of
the Constitution of the Club;
5.1.5.
to recommend/nominate,
propose and second the
removal of an individual elected
as a Member of a Committee
established in accordance with
clause 14 of the Constitution of
the Club, subject to rule 9
below and the Constitution of
the Club;
5.1.6.
to receive all Club publications;
and
5.1.7.
to such other membership
rights as the Trustees in
General Meeting shall
determine from time to time.
5.2. For the avoidance of doubt, the Playing
Members do not have the right to
participate in any vote relating to the
appointment of Trustees at an Annual
General Meeting or otherwise, unless
the circumstances stipulated in the
following clause 2.4 are satisfied.
5.3.Where there are more nominations for
Trusteeship made in accordance with
the Constitution than there are the
positions of Trustee posts available, the
Playing Members will become eligible to
vote in any election that takes place at
the Annual General Meeting or
otherwise in accordance with the
Constitution.

6. Appointment of Trustees

6.1. The Playing Members may propose and second a Trustee for appointment only if the Playing Members decide that it is in the best interests of the Club that the Trustee in question should be recommended/nominated for appointment as a Trustee and pass a vote by a two thirds majority of the Playing Members to that effect.

6.2. Appointment of Trustees shall be

carried out by those Trustee Members eligible to vote in accordance with the Constitution and they shall appoint a person who is willing to act to be a Trustee and who is a Member.

7. Removal of Trustees

trusteeship;

8. Appointment of Committee Member

year by the Trustee Board in response to the risk facing the charity.

9. Removal of Committee Member

10. Procedures for Proposals

10.1. Proposals

A Proposal or an Amendment to
a Proposal for a General Meeting
may be proposed by
10.1.1.
Any Playing Member
and must be seconded
by another Playing
Member and be
supported by 10
Playing Members
(including for the
avoidance of doubt the
Proposer and
Seconder), or
10.1.2.
The board of Trustees
or any of its sub-
committees.
10.2. Submission of Proposals and
Amendments
Proposals or Amendments, in
writing, shall be submitted to the
Trustees signed by the Proposer,
together (where applicable) with
the signature of the Seconder
and signatures of 10 Members
supporting such Proposer.
10.3. Similar Proposals and
Amendments
Where in the reasonable opinion
of the board of Trustees, a
Proposal or an Amendment is
substantially the same in content
as one proposed at any of the
two (2) preceding General
Meetings, then such officers shall
have absolute discretion to
decide whether the Proposal or
Amendment (as applicable)
proceeds to the General Meeting
or not.
10.4. Minor Alterations
The Trustees may clarify the
meaning or improve the wording
of a Proposal or Amendment and
may also combine Proposals or
Amendments of similar intent.
10.5. Notice Of Proposals
10.5.1.
Any notice of a
Proposal and any other
information required or
necessary to
accompany such
Proposal is to be
served on every Player
Member and must be in
writing andmay be
given by hand or sent
by first class post,
email or comparable
means of
communications as
approved by the board
of Trustees, to the
address provided to the
Club by such Player
Member.
10.5.2.
Such Proposals shall
be in a format
considered appropriate
by the Trustees from
time to time and shall
enable the Player
Members to vote on a
Proposal or
Amendment in a ballot
or at a meeting of the
Player Members.
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51
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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Prof. David
Sanders
Lucy Amanda
Jenner
Elizabeth
Brunhilde Allen
Simon James
Baughan
Andrew John
Foulkes
Dr Robert
Andrews		 Lead Charity
Contact

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for wholeyear
**N/A **

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity N/A Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the N/A assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and N/A segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)		 Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)		 Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
adviser
Name
Address
Legal Brabners LLP Horton House, Exchange Flags, Liverpool, L2 3YL

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date
Dr Robert Andrews


Chairman and Lead Charity
Contact
15thOctober 2025
15thOctober 2025

No (if any) RYDE MEAD LAWN TENNIS CLUB CIO 1199560 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Total funds Last year
to the nearest
£		 to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
LTA open Court Grant - 300 - 300 -
Fundraising 542 - - 542 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 542 300 - 842 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
-
542
-
-
-
-
-
-
542		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
300
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
300		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £
300
542
-
-
-
-
-
-
842		 Total funds
to the nearest £
300
542
-
-
-
-
-
-
842		 Last year
to the nearest £
LTA open Court Grant - 300 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-		 300 -
Fundraising 542 - 542 -
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- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 542 300 842 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-
- - -
-		 -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
- 842 -
CoachingFees - -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 1,190 -
Insurance 151 -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
**Sub total ** - 1,341 -
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
- 1,341 -
542 - - 499 -
- -
-		 - -
50 652 -
592 - 153 -

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Dan Maskelll Grant offer £700 which will
~~meet £525 of coaching fees incurred this~~
Details
Details
Details
Signature		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
152
-
-
-
-
-
152
-
Agreement Error
Agreement Error
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
525
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
-
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Print Name
ROBERT ANDREWS		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
ROBERT ANDREWS 01/10/2025

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