## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1 May 2024 **Period start date To.** 30 April 2025 **Period end date** **Charity name:** Norwich Dragons Hockey Club ## **Charity registration number:** 1202244 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The promotion of community participation in
healthy recreation for the public benefit in
Norwich and the surrounding area through
the provision of facilities to enable
participation in the sport of amateur hockey.| |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|Provision of training and playing
opportunities for 13 senior sides (5 men and
8 women) and 9 junior sides.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have read and understood the
guidance on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| ||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|The club is managed and run by volunteers
who give up time to ensure that members
are given an all-round good hockey
experience.| |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 has continued to provide a social
and sporting outlet for around 400 members
who attend training and play competitive
matches during the hockey season from
September to the end of March each year,
with various sides and games being run
throughout the summer ‘close’ season.
The charity is looking to expand its
membership, particularly amongst juniors,
through promoting the club and its
successes.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objective|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The club enjoyed a successful financial
period, with a surplus of £23,259 being
achieved during the period.
The club is in a strong financial position with
aggregate bank balances of £333,781 at 30th
April 2025.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The club is building reserves for the future
development of facilities used by the club to
support the club’ charitable purpose and
further grow the membership base.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£318,179| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Zero| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No going concern issues| ## **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’s principal source of funds are
annual membership subscriptions and
playing fees, supplemented by grants where
obtained.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|The charity adopts a low-risk investment
policy, holding its reserves as cash with a
high street bank. Cash held in a mixture of
instant access and deposit accounts as
befits liquidity requirements if the charity.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risks of the charity are falling
membership numbers, reputational damage
or failure of the consortium that own the
hockey pitches utilised by the consortium.| |Other||N/a| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed| |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|Volunteer trustees were sought and 3 were
appointed at the charity’s inception. Those
trustees remain in place.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Norwich Dragons Hockey Club| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1202244| |Charity’s principal address|17 Church Road
Postwick
Norwich
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Jonathan Goodson||All year|Norwich Dragons Hockey
Club membership| ||David Sloman||All year|Norwich Dragons Hockey
Club membership| ||Philip York-Smith||All year|Norwich Dragons Hockey
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**from**|01-May-24|**To**||30-Apr-25||| ||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**33,880**
**41,357**
**4,265**
**4,615**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**84,117**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**84,117**
**5,519**
**31,927**
**13,015**
**6,770**
**3,627**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**60,858**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**60,858**
**23,259**
**-**
**-**
**23,259**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**33,880**
**41,357**
**4,265**
**4,615**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**84,117**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**84,117**
**5,519**
**31,927**
**13,015**
**6,770**
**3,627**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**60,858**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**60,858**

**23,259**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Subscriptions|**33,880**||||||**-**| |Match fees|**41,357**||||||**-**| |Bank interest|**4,265**||||||**-**| |Other income,includingfundraising|**4,615**||||||**-**| ||||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**84,117**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| |Affiliation fees|**5,519**||||||**-**| |Pitch hire|**31,927**||||||**-**| |Playingexpense,includingcoaching& equipment|**13,015**||||||**-**| |Teas|**6,770**||||||**-**| |Other expense,includingbank charges|**3,627**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**60,858**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**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_**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| ||**23,259**|**-**|**-**||
**23,259**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**23,259**|**-**|**-**||**23,259**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 18/02/2026 1 Section 8 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr•striot•d funds R•stsiGt•d funds Endowm•nt funds 31 Cash fvnds .781 Unrnstrlotsd nds R•striot•d fvnd• Endowm•nt fund B2 Oth•r mon•t•ry ass•ts Fund t• C￿rr•￿¥￿￿* •n B3 lft¥•stm•nl Ms•ts Fuhd ¢••¢ C¥rr•nlv*lu• on41 B4 A¥s•ts r•taln•d f•r th• •h*rlty's own us• Fund t•t*hl•h Am•unt du• Wh•n du• B6 Ll*bllltl•s Swar￿d by on? ortsM trusle¢$ ¢n of41 the tNslee8 Date of val Siw*iure Prirtt Name Jonathan Goodsan i%.Z.l£. CCXX P2 aCC￿nts ISSI 1810212026 (HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trustees Norwich Dragons HoGkey Club On accounts for the year ended 3010412025 Charity no (if any) 1202244 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above Gharity ('the Trust.) for the year ended 3010412025 Responsibilities and basis of report As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Acri. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounls carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5llb) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attenlion in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe Ihal in. any malerial respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charilies Act., or the accoL¢nts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fom and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 olher than any requirement that the acGounts give a 'true and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independenl examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which allenlion should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reaohed. Signed: Date: Nama: Stephen Ralph Holland Relevant professional qualification(s) or body {if any): Solicitor Address: 71 Darby Road Beccles Suffolk NR34 9XH IER Oct 2018