Chairman's Report
Dear Members,
I am pleased to present this year’s Chairman’s Report, outlining the progress we have made as a club and the key developments over the past year. Our community continues to demonstrate strong commitment and engagement, and it is a privilege to reflect on our achievements and the direction in which we are heading.
Thank You to Our Members and Committee
I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all members and to the committee for their continued contribution to the club. This year marks a significant moment as a number of long-serving committee members will be stepping down after many years of dedicated service. Their commitment, time, and leadership have played an important role in shaping the progress and stability of the club, and they deserve our appreciation for the work they have undertaken on behalf of the membership.
Improving Facilities
Improving our facilities has remained a key priority this year, and I am pleased to report substantial progress across several areas. We have also placed a strong focus on increasing our sponsorship revenue, and this has proved highly successful. A sincere thank you go to all sponsors whose support has enabled us to make meaningful enhancements to the club.
The additional sponsorship income has allowed us to purchase new team kits, replace all of the nets across the courts, and invest in new windbreaks and net banners. These improvements have strengthened both the functionality and presentation of our facilities.
Community Outreach and Inclusive Tennis Offering
In 2025, our primary focus was on delivering the Feel Good Tennis programme within local schools, combining tennis provision with a strong emphasis on supporting the wellbeing of schoolchildren. This work formed the core of our community outreach during the year and enabled us to engage young people who might not otherwise have had access to the sport. As 2025 marked the final year of our dedicated Feel Good Tennis funding, we were pleased to make full use of the support to deliver high-quality sessions across our partner schools .
We continued to provide a dedicated, free, inclusive and disability tennis programme for people with disabilities and learning and remain committed to reducing all participation barriers. We have such a strong bond with local special schools and groups supporting those with additional needs and disabilities, creating a wonderfully diverse community.
Looking Ahead
Coaching
The committee made the decision in January to bring our coaching back in-house. The decision was not made lightly as we were appreciative of the hard work Rise Up and Betsy in particular put in to help grow our programme. However, progress was not as we were expecting. We have advertised for a new coaching team, who we are hoping will be announced soon, and in place by the AGM. The new coaching structure will provide greater consistency and clearer oversight. It may take a period of time to launch a permanent new programme and see increased group sizes, but we are excited about the changes we have set in train and hope to see some real progress throughout 2026. In the meantime, and we welcome members’ feedback to help shape the final offer.
Membership
For 2026, we will be implementing a small increase in membership fees, as mentioned at the 2025 AGM. This is the first increase in a number of years, and will help cover the increase in our expenditure, particularly utilities and ground maintenance. We continue to be though one of the least expensive clubs to play at in the area.
Floodlights and Grounds
We continue to explore options to have them replaced with LED lighting. They will cost approximately £35,000 to replace, so are hoping to subsidise the majority of this through grants and increased sponsorship. We still plan to continue working our way around the courts along from the new patio area, but this will be dependent on the . number of subsidies we receive for the floodlight project
To finish, as many of you will know, 2025 was my final year as Chairman, bringing to a close six years of service as either Vice-Chair or Chair. I will formally hand the baton over at the AGM, with full confidence that the club is in a strong position for the future. Being named an LTA Club of the Year finalist in 2025 was a significant milestone and a reflection of the long-term work we set in motion together. It has been a privilege to serve in this role, but it is now the right moment for new leadership to continue that journey. I am sure you will give the same support to the new Chair and committee as you have given me. I will remain involved as a Trustee, and I look forward to supporting the club’s continued progress in the years ahead.
Thank you for your continued support, and here's to another fantastic year at Hinckley Town Tennis Club!
Neil Roberts HinckleyTown Tennis Club Chairman
Hinckley Town Tennis Club
Income and Expenditure Account Year Ended 31st Decem
| Income | 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | £ 100.00 | £ 300.00 | ||
| Court hire | £ 2,620.50 | £ 2,220.00 | ||
| Tournaments | £ - | £ - | ||
| Match fees | £ 1,833.00 | £ 1,207.29 | ||
| Memberships | £12,460.75 | £ 13,266.91 | ||
| Pickleball | £ 5,184.38 | £ 2,978.65 | ||
| Visitors fees | £ - | £ - | ||
| Tuckshop | £ 987.00 | £ 883.57 | ||
| Bank Interest | £ 807.21 | £ 443.51 | ||
| ILTA | £ - | £ 1,000.00 | ||
| Misc income | £ 528.95 | £ 214.40 | ||
| Grants and Sponsorships | ||||
| DisabilityGrant | £ 4,400.00 | £ 8,426.00 | ||
| Feel Good Tennis income | £ - | £ 115.00 | ||
| Misc Grant income | £ 685.00 | £ 300.00 | ||
| Sponsorship | £ 900.00 | |||
| Social | £ 869.38 | |||
| Fundraising | £ 294.04 | £ 15.75 | ||
| Gifts/Bequests/Insurance | £ - | £ - | ||
| Total Income | £30,800.83 | £32,240.46 | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Balls | £ 2,178.00 | £ 1,664.63 | ||
| Coaching | £ 3,409.00 | £ 8,033.50 | ||
| ElectricityWater & Waste | £ - | |||
| Electricity | £ 3,832.77 | £ 4,969.96 | ||
| Waste services | £ 663.00 | £ 282.10 | ||
| Water | £ 362.03 | £ 580.53 | ||
| Equipment | £ 640.00 | £ 461.05 | ||
| Feel Good tennis expenditure | £ 4,199.67 | £ 11,483.68 | ||
| Disability grant | £ 5,837.62 | £ 1,015.13 | ||
| Ukrainegrant | £ - | £ 56.38 | ||
| Insurance | £ 1,422.02 | £ 1,627.57 | ||
| League fees | £ 1,220.00 | £ 1,250.00 | ||
| Maintenance | £ 3,145.76 | £ 31,675.25 | ||
| Misc | £ 962.18 | £ 1,624.84 | ||
| Court hire | £ - | £ - | ||
| Pickleball | £ 4,160.32 | £ 727.26 | ||
| Rates | £ - | £ 463.14 | ||
| Bank charges | £ - | £ 41.31 |
| Commission on m/shipsubs | £ - | £ - | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe charges | £ 572.41 | £ 585.43 | ||
| Sumupcharges | £ 34.21 | £ 9.37 | ||
| Go Cardless charges | £ 169.29 | £ 2.86 | ||
| Training | £ 3.63 | £ 675.00 | ||
| DBS checks | £ - | £ 111.64 | ||
| Trophies | £ 417.60 | £ 103.60 | ||
| Tuckshop | £ 715.57 | £ 1,003.61 | ||
| Fundraisingevents | £ - | £ - | ||
| Advertising | £ 339.00 | £ 120.00 | ||
| Postage,Printing& Stationery | £ - | £ - | ||
| Cleaning | £ 170.29 | £ 1,626.67 | ||
| Bookkeepingservices | £ 965.00 | £ 730.00 | ||
| Sponsorship | £ 989.40 | £ - | ||
| Asset Adjustments | £ - | |||
| New Floodlights - Depreciation | £ - | £ 4,198.00 | ||
| New Floodlights - Amortisation | £ - | -£ 4,206.00 | ||
| Lillevilla cabin - depreciation | £ 1,209.00 | £ 1,612.00 | ||
| Various asset depreciation | £ 5,583.00 | |||
| Stock Adjustment | £ 66.00 | £ 248.00 | ||
| Total Expenditure | £43,266.77 | £72,776.51 | ||
| Surplus/Defcit | ### | -£ 40,536.05 |
mber 2025
Year on Year Movement -£ 200.00 £ 400.50 £ - £ 625.71 -£ 806.16 £ 2,205.73 £ - £ 103.43 £ 363.70 -£ 1,000.00 £ 314.55 £ - -£ 4,026.00 -£ 115.00 £ 385.00 -£ 869.38 £ 278.29 £ - -£ 1,439.63 £ 513.37 -£ 4,624.50 £ - -£ 1,137.19 £ 380.90 -£ 218.50 £ 178.95 -£ 7,284.01 £ 4,822.49 -£ 56.38 -£ 205.55 -£ 30.00 -£ 28,529.49 -£ 662.66 £ - £ 3,433.06 -£ 463.14 -£ 41.31
£ - -£ 13.02 £ 24.84 £ 166.43 -£ 671.37 -£ 111.64 £ 314.00 -£ 288.04 £ - £ 219.00 £ - -£ 1,456.38 £ 235.00 £ 989.40 £ - -£ 4,198.00 £ 4,206.00 -£ 403.00 -£ 182.00 -£ 29,509.74 £ 28,070.11
Hinckley Town Tennis C
Balance Sheet at 31st December 2025
| Accumulated Funds Balance Brought Forward Surplus/Defcit for year Fixed Assets Current Assets Balance at Bank - Current/deposit account Balance in Treasurer Account (Sinking Fund) Petty Cash Stock held Key deposit account Current Liabilities Key cash deposits held Long Term Liabilities |
2025 136577 -12466 |
|---|---|
| 124111 | |
| 67546 324 54374 0 2227 0 |
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| 56925 360 |
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| 360 0 |
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| 124111 |
Club
2024 177113 -40536 136577
75950 1307 59000 0 680 0 60987
360 360 0 136577
Hinckley Town Tennis Club
Notes to the Accounts Year Ended 31st December 2025
| Dep'n in | Dep'n | Accumulated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Fixed Assets | Cost | Additions | Year | B/Fwd | Dep'n | |
| Club Pavilion | 869 | 869 | ||||
| Kitchen | 3000 | 1000 | ||||
| Extension to Pavilion | 9200 | |||||
| Shower Unit | 1100 | 600 | ||||
| Floodlights | 51487 | 51487 | ||||
| Land | 25000 | |||||
| Ball Machine | 880 | 880 | ||||
| New Shed | 300 | 300 | ||||
| Scafold Tower | 500 | 100 | ||||
| Court 4 Wooden Shelter | 1600 | 600 | ||||
| Electric Gate | 10046 | 1046 | ||||
| Wheelchair (disabled tennis) | 888 | 188 | ||||
| Lillevilla cabin | 22567 | 1209 | 0 | 2821 | ||
| Total | 127437 | 0 | 6792 | 0 | 54308 |
Lillevilla cabin ( purchased in September 2023) has an expected life of 20 years therefor has been depreciated on a straight line basis over this term
The decision was made to depreciate/write off the values of some fixed assets. These assets have not been depreciated in previous years but it was felt that s
- 2. Subscriptions Membership Levels
| Seniors Students Juniors Non Playing Members Honorary Parent/Day Total |
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 87 105 76 113 3 6 6 19 70 67 61 112 11 0 0 0 14 12 4 9 18 0 18 39 |
|---|---|
| 203 190 165 292 |
4. P&L Review
Disregarding the depreciation values, expenditure exceeded income by £5607.94
5. Balance sheet Review
Fixed asset value has decreased due to the depreciation/write off values applied.
Net Book Value
0 2000 9200 500 0 25000 0 0 400 1000 9000 700 19746 67546
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some of the values were questionable
2019 196 32 147 0 9 41 425
Hinckley Town Tennis Club Audit Financial Year 2025
Audit carried out 20/7/26 by Katie Wright – Reid and Wright Bookkeepers
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Current account statement balance matched the balance on the Accounts
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Savings account statement balance matched the balance on the Accounts
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Chose April 25 to check the figure on the Accounts and it matched the workings on the Accounts spreadsheet
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Chose March 25 Pickleball to check the figure in the Accounts and it matched the workings on the Accounts spreadsheet
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Chose October 25 to see that GoCardless payments received were coming into the bank and all correct
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Looked at the highest single expenditure and it was to Hinckley Rugby Football for maintenance, however I couldn’t see a receipt or invoice for this in the file, it may have been in the compressed file but I could not access this, the same goes for the next highest single expenditure to Edward Whetton for coaching
Pickleball looks to be very popular with an increase in revenue this year but expenditure is a higher percentage, is this due to improvements?
Memberships have fallen
I noticed that you have only received half the amount of disability grant in 2025 but expenditure was increased. Feel Good tennis grant was zero however expenditure was at £4199.67, a large decrease on last year
Income is down on 2024 mainly due to the reduction in grants
Expenditure annual figure is down considerably due to maintenance not being so high in 2025,
Waste services seem to have increased by 135%, is this due to it being categorised differently or is this a timing issue?
GoCardless charges have also increased but this may be in line with the amount of members choosing this as a preferred method of payment, something to look at
The stock figure of £2227, is there a stock sheet for this balance, I am presuming this is for tennis ball and tuck shop?
Overall, the Accounts have been produced correctly, the changes above may be due to the fact it’s the second year of doing the Accounts and income and costs may have moved categories. It will be more evident in 2026 to see the comparative figures
Kind regards
Katie Wright