2022-12-31-accounts - Visually Impaired Bowls England

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	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	for the period	for the period	for the period
	From	Period start date			To	Period end date
		01	01	2022		31	12	2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Visually Impaired Bowls England

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 273134

Charity's principal address

54 Towerscroft Avenue

St Leonards on Sea E Sussex Postcode TN37 7JB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Christopher Charles Price	Treasurer
David Anthony Mears	Chair
Scott Charles Vallance	Vice Chair
Adrian Christopher Mears	Secretary
Clive John Robinson	President
Ronald Gordon Homer	Committee Member
Gail Hepworth	Committee Member
Kelvin John Horriben	Membership Secretary
Barbara Doreen Metcalf	Committee Member	Since June 2022
Moira Sheehan	Committee Member	Since June 2022

TAR

March 2012

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution and Standing Orders Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) All Executive Committee members as voted on by General Membership Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

TAR

March 2012

To provide or assist in provision of facilities to encourage visually impaired people to participate in the sport of bowls, indoor and outdoor. To encourage other visually impaired people to try the game of bowls. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document To organise Bowls Tournaments for visually impaired bowlers and ensure that all facilities and equipment are provided to meet with health and safety requirements. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

TAR

March 2012

All Committee members are volunteers and give their time freely.

Many visually impaired bowlers require Directors to assist them, these Directors also give their services on a voluntary basis.

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

During Tournaments we rely on the support of volunteers, from organisations such as Lions, to provide callers and markers. The Umpires Association also provide official umpires on a voluntary basis.

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

During 2022 the Committee, together with the England Team Manager, Summary of the main were responsible for the selection of England Teams to participate in The achievements of the charity UK Indoor Nationals and The International Blind Bowls Association World during the year Championships to be held in Australia in March 2023.

This included the booking of accommodation and air tickets for a party of 26 bowlers, directors and management.

We also organised 2 indoor and 2 outdoor Tournaments throughout the year.

TAR

March 2012

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

All monies are held in one of two current Accounts. Nothing is held in any Reserve Account.

Details of any funds materially The organisation does not have any outstanding loans or debts. in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

The Charity main income comes from fundraising, ie raffles held at Tournaments and donations from Bowls Clubs and individuals. Many Clubs hold fundraisers on VIBE’s behalf such as ‘spiders’.

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
The Committee took the decision to donate £50 to all those taking part in the UK’s and £1000 to those going to the World Championships in Australia.
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Christopher Price Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date

23 October 2023

TAR

March 2012

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Visually Impaired Bowls England	Visually Impaired Bowls England	Visually Impaired Bowls England

31/12/2022	Charity no (if any)	273134

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 13/10/2023

Signed: Name: Rowena Walsh Relevant professional FCCA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Oct 2018

IER

Address: Manningtons

39 High Street, Battle TN33 0EE

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

IER

	Visually Impaired Bowls England	Visually Impaired Bowls England	Visually Impaired Bowls England	273134	CC16a
	For the period from	01 01 2022 Period start date	To	31 12 2022 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ £20,626 £20,695 - - - - - - 41,321 - - - 41,321 £31,341 £20,151 - - - - - - - 51,492 - - - 51,492 - 10,171 - £59,298 49,127	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 20,626 20,695 - - - - - - 41,321 - - - 41,321 31,341 20,151 - - - - - - - 51,492 - - - 51,492 - 10,171	Last year to the nearest £
General Account	£20,626				-
Team Account	£20,695				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	41,321				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Airfares, travel,accommodation and venue hire from General Account	£31,341				-
Airfares, travel,accommodation and venue hire from Team Account	£20,151				-
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**Sub total **	51,492				-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	- 10,171	-	-	- 10,171	-
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	£59,298	-	-	59,298	-
	49,127	-	-	49,127	-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

13/10/2023

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details End of year balance General Account End of year balance Team Account Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 33,961 - 15,166 - - - 49,127 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Christopher Price	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Current value (optional)
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			Date of approval
		Christopher Price	23/10/23

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

13/10/2023