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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 1[st] October 2023 Period start date   To 30[th] September 2024 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Stenalees Bowling Club** 

## **Charity registration number: 1206503** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are**t**<br>**_he promoton of_**<br>**_community partcipaton in healthy recreaton_**<br>**_for the beneft of Stenalees and the surrounding_**<br>**_areas by the provision of facilites and services_**<br>**_for the playing of lawn bowls_**<br>.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Stenalees Bowling Club provides lawn bowls<br>facilities for members, visiting teams and<br>non members. The club has 3 mens league<br>teams and 1 ladies league team as well as<br>providing facilities for other competitions for<br>members to play in. The club also hosts<br>weekly bowls clubs and open sessions for<br>non members to play bowls.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Yes, the Stenalees Bowling Club trustees<br>have had regard to the guidance issued by<br>the Charity Commission on Public Benefit.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by|Para 1.38|Stenalees Bowling Club largely functions<br>due to its trustees and members and their<br>voluntary efforts. These efforts are for all|





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|volunteers||aspects of running the club from<br>administration through to greenkeeping.|
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|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Stenalees Bowling Club had a positive year<br>in 2023/24 on and off the bowls green.<br>The clubs membership numbers increased,<br>primarily through the club holding weekly<br>open events for anyone to come and try<br>bowls which proved very successful.<br>The club also advanced its facilities<br>improvement ambitions by securing planning<br>permission to extend the size of the bowls<br>green and also to erect a new clubhouse<br>both of which will bring increased benefits to<br>the surrounding communities.<br>All members benefited from many games<br>which continues to contribute to both<br>physical and mental health alongside<br>providing broader benefits to individuals and<br>the broader community through increased<br>engagement.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41|<br>n/a|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|No objectives were set however the club is<br>seeking to increase its fundraising activities<br>through an informal social club – raising<br>funds towards the clubs improvement<br>ambitions.|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|n/a|
|Other||n/a|





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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The clubs 2023/24 financial year saw an<br>expenditure over income deficit of<br>£10,635.35. This was largely due to a total<br>payment of £10,248 to our facilities<br>improvement partner South West<br>Community Builds with these funds being<br>100% funded by a grant received in 2022/23.<br>Our closing bank balance was £14,417.15<br>with the club voting to increase membership<br>fees for the 2024/25 year to ensure that the<br>club was running on a sustainable footing.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The club doesn’t hold any reserves per se<br>however the majority of the operating<br>balance will be used for improvement<br>activities.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|No specific reserves held however closing<br>balance of £14,417.15|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|n/a|



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## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>Annual membership fees, green fees and<br>fundraising.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|n/a|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The game of Lawn Bowls in Cornwall is<br>generally struggling to recruit new members<br>however Stenalees Bowling Club is bucking<br>this trend through its community<br>engagement activities. The operations of the<br>club relies significantly on volunteers.|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||n/a|
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Consttuton of Stenalees Bowling Club -|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|A Charitable Incorporated Organisaton with<br>a votng membership (in additon to the<br>charity trustees)|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Confirmed / elected at the club annual<br>general meeting.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|Charity Commission material|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|Alongside the Trustee structure, the club<br>also has a traditional committee structure<br>with standard officers including President,<br>Secretary, Treasurer, Ladies Secretary,<br>Safeguarding Officer and team captains.<br>The club is affiliated to bowls governing<br>bodies – Bowls England and Bowls<br>Cornwall.|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|n/a|
|Other||n/a|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Stenalees Bowling Club|
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|Other name the charity uses|n/a|
|Registered charity number|1206503|
|Charity’s principal address|The Recreation Ground,<br>Stenalees,<br>St Austell,<br>Cornwall<br>PL26 8TL|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Mark Read|||Stenalees Bowling Club<br>Members|
||David Cook|||Stenalees Bowling Club<br>Members|
||Steven Rowse|||Stenalees Bowling Club<br>Members|
||Diane Walsh|||Stenalees Bowling Club<br>Members|
||Katie Sturtridge|Ladies Secretary||Stenalees Bowling Club<br>Members|
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– 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 whole year n/a** 



Information Classification: CONTROLLED 

## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and 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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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

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Information Classification: CONTROLLED 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Katie Sarah Sturtridge **Full name(s)** Mark Wenmouth Read **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee & Committee Member Trustee & Ladies Secretary **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 9[th] June 2025 



STENALEES BOWLING CLUB
INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT-YEAR ENDING 30TH SEPTEMBER 2024
,,RECE
MENTS
83.30
REPAID (COUNTY HANDBOOKS)
REPAID (COUNTY COMP. ENTRIES)
COUNTY SINGLES GREEN FEES
REPAID (ENGRAVING TROPHIES)
REPAID BY B.C. (Dirro)
C.L.K. (SPONSORSHIP) t
PREMIER MASTIC (DITro)
MID CWLL BROKERS (DIThO)
WEDLAKE FUNERALS (Difto)
SAWLES ARMS (Dirro)
COODES (DITTO)
ROCKHILL CAFE (Dirroi SF,
PLUMBASE (DIThO}
BEACON VETS (DIThO)
MORVEN WINDOWS (DITTO)
IAN JULIAN CAR REPAIRS (DIThO)
J. TRUSCOTT PROPERTY (DITTO)
DESIGN 2 CREATE SIGNS (DIThO)
SPEcfASOFf (DITTO)
PETER STOBBS SCAFFOLD (Dirro)
LIFE MEMBER (M. RICHARDS)
Dirro (D. COOK)
DIThO (A. READ)
MEMBERSHIPS (45 @ £50.00)
DIThO (2 @ £25.00 + 3 FREE)
DONATION (R. BURT)
SOCIAL EVENING (LESS KITCHEN)
SALE OF CLUB SHIRT (K. OKE)
SALE OF CLUB STICKERS 4
REPAID (COUNTY 1000 CLUB)
REPAID (COUNTY LUNCH)
REPAID (GROUP 3 LUNCH) I)
REPAID (ST. AUSTELL T. ENTRIES)
MATCH FEES
50.00
456.00
70.00
110.00
82.00
50.00
B.C. LEAGUE ENTRIES & HANDBOOKS
B.C. (COUNTY COMPETITION ENTRIES)
S.W. ENGRAVERS (ENGRAVING & TROPHIES)
D.G.M. (DEW BRUSH, SPRINGS & CABLES)
WAKEHAM GROUNDCARE (GREEN MATERIAL)
B.E. (TOP CLUB ENTRY
B.E. (2 FOURS ENTRY)
B.E. (CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS ENTRIES)
B.C. GROUP 3 (SINGLES GREEN FEES)
surroN WINSON (COMP. INSURANCE)
SUThON WINSON (CIVIL LIABILITY INSURANCE
P. HEAYNS (PRINTING FIXTURE CARDS)
CORNWALL COUNCIL (LEASE OF CLUB)
CORNWALL COUNCIL (BUSINESS RATES)
C. J. IMAGES (12 CLUB SHIRTS)
B.C. (1000 CLUB TICKETS)
B.C. (AFFILIATION FEES)
NADS ELEcfRICAL (PAT TESTING)
ST. AUSTELL TOURNAMENT ENTRIES
EDF ENERGY (ELEcfRICITY)
SOURCE FOR BUSINESS (WATER & SEWERAGE)
MARGUERITE'S BUFFET (SOCIAL EVENING)
TROPHY TEXTILES (13 FLEECES)
CLEPLAN BOWLS (CLUB STICKERS)
PEfROL
485.00
464.50
348.09
609.12
30.00
50.00
30.00
50-00
13.00
70.00
427.64
105.00
14.45
50-00
50.00
50-00
50.00
50.00
10.00
1.20
50.00
50.00
341.00
50.00
190.00
50.00
682.00
50.00
47.50
50.00
132.00
150.00
43.91
50.00
241.41
50.00
480.00
50.00
491.40 :..
2250.00
62.59
50.00
76.20
5.00
GROUP 3 (LEVY)
TRAGO (SUNDRIES)
TRAGO (CUSHIONS)
B. & M,. RETAIL (LADIES TOILET SUNDRIES)
M. RICHARDS (EXPENSES-SEC.nREASURER)
D. COOK (EXPENSES- GREENKEEPER)
B. WALSH (EXPENSES-GREENKEEPER)
T. STEPHENS (EXPENSES- GREENKEEPER)
REFRESHMENTS FOR LEAGUE MATCHES '
B.C. (4 TICKETS- GREEN SEMINAR)
B.C. (MENS COUNTY LUNCH TICKETS)
GROUP 3 (MIXED LUNCH)
VIKING OFFICE UK (NOTICE BOARDS)
AMAZON (MAGNETS)
CORNWALL SUPPLIES (PAPER HAND TOWELS)
SIMPLY BEARING (SCARIFIER REPAIR)
BEARHAM PROPERTY (2ND PAYMENT)
72.00
733.00
25.46
28.00
55.74
20.00
8.77
190.00
50.00
270.00
0.00
405.00
150.00
132.00
50.00
1648.50
70.00
GREEN FEES
316.00
20.00
7715.50
270.00
405.00
47.90
9.99
36.22
53.52
3648.00
6600.00
119.00
119.94
RD
BEARHAM PROPERTY (3 PAYMENT)
SCREWFIX (BROADCAST SPREADER)
G. SENNECK (DOOR & PAINT)
JAMES COLLINS (GREEN MAINTENANCE)
18350.85

BALANCE BEING DEFICIT OF
EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME
10635.35
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30- SEPTEMBER 2024
BALANCES BROUGHT
FORWARD 30TH
SEPTEMBER 2023
LLOYDS BANK :_
BALANCES CARRIED
FORWARD 30TH SEPTEMBER 2024
TREASURERS ACCOUNT
25042.22
14417.15
CASH IN HAND
BALANCE LOSS FOR YEAR
22.84
12.56
10635.35
25065.06
AUDITED BY KEITH BLAKE SIGNED :_