## Trustees 2025 Annual Report for Market Harborough Bridge Club
This report pertains to the calendar year January to December 2025.
## Objectives and Activities
The objects of the CIO are:
- The advancement of amateur sport by promoting the game of bridge for the benefit of the residents of Market Harborough and the surrounding area.
- The provision of facilities for the learning, teaching and playing of bridge for the benefit of the residents of Market Harborough and the surrounding area with the object of improving conditions of life.
In 2025 we delivered 146 bridge sessions to an average of over 25participants per session, including:
- 103 face-to-face duplicate bridge playing sessions for members and guests.
- A series of 30 face-to-face, local training lessons for new and improving players.
- 14 supervised practice play sessions for recent learners
- A joint venture with a separate local casual bridge group to aid their visibility and playing numbers.
- A charity bridge drive, raising funds for Cancer Research.
As a result, we have:
- Taught 24 complete beginners to play the game of bridge.
- Provided twice-weekly duplicate bridge sessions each around 3 hours duration, with mental stimulation and local social interaction to over 60 individuals, the majority of whom are residents of the local community.
- Improved skill levels for learners not yet ready to take part in the club duplicate playing sessions.
## Financial review
At the start of the period, we held £10,109 in our bank account. We do not hold other reserves. Our income from all sources during the period was £22,032 and our expenditure £14,021. Our balance at the end of the year stands at £18,847, excluding current liabilities of approximately £735 for expenses incurred during the period but not yet paid out.
We do not hold or manage any funds on behalf of any other charities.
We do not currently hold title to any property.
## Structure, governance, and management
Our governing document is the club’s Constitution, as approved by the Charities commission and available on
the club’s website. We are a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Our trustees are appointed by election at a General Meeting of the members.
## Reference and administrative details
We are known as “Market Harborough Bridge Club” and have no other names.
Our charity registration number is 1206206.
During this reporting period the following people have served as trustees
- David North (Chair)
- Judith Parkinson (Secretary)
- Dianne Ford (Treasurer)
- Jo Hall
- Val Raddon
- Graham Gibbens
- Peter Oppenheimer
- Philip House
## Exemptions from disclosure
We do not have any exemptions from disclosure.
## **MARKET HARBOROUGH BRIDGE CLUB (Registered Charity No. 1206206) Income & Expenditure for the 12 months ended 31st December 2025**
|**2024**
INCOME
**11 months**
**£**
1,120.00
Subscriptions
5,717.00
Table Money - Mondays
5,849.95
Table Money -Thursdays
855.00
Charity Bridge Drive
Interest
20.00
Sale of Equipment
4,647.00
Bridge Lessons
**18,208.95**
Total Income
EXPENDITURE
2,942.84
Rent - Mondays
2,955.36
Rent -Thursdays
1,237.62
EBU Fees
2,586.95
Bridge Lessons
29.50
Trophy engraving
565.43
Miscellaneous
184.13
Public Liability Insurance
96.00
Score Bridge and Web Licence
927.91
Purchase of Equipment
979.90
Donations
-
Bank Charges
4.99
Bridge Stationery
50.00
Committee Meeting Expenses
**12,560.63**
Total Expenditure
**5,648.32**
Surplus/(Deficit) for 11 months
General Fund
4,453.67
Balance at 31st Dec 2024|**2025**
**12 months**
**£**
1,220.00
7,333.00
6,441.00
1,091.00
56.66
-
5,891.00|
|---|---|
||**22,032.66**|
||2,996.56
3,271.56
1,716.88
2,637.93
30.00
970.94
222.95
108.00
767.59
1,131.00
28.00
140.00|
||**14,021.41**|
|||
||**8,011.25**|
||10,101.99|
|5,648.32
Surplus/(Deficit) for 12 months
**10,101.99**
Represented by:
1.00
Jean Pringle Trophy
10,690.39
Cash at Bank:
Current Account
Unity Trust Instant Access
Unity Trust Bond
(589.40)
Less Creditors:
**10,101.99**
Total Funds
Honorary Treasurer
DI Ford|8,011.25|
|---|---|
||**18,113.24**|
||1.00
2,818.34
6,028.66
10,000.00
(734.76)|
||**18,113.24**|
|||
I have examined the Financial Statement set out above and, in my opinion, it is in agreement
with the records of the Market Harborough Bridge club and the information and
explanations provided to me.
Nick Anstead, Independent Examiner