## **NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS Head Office:  ARC Centre, 312 London Road, Romford, Essex   RM7 9NH** 

## **www.nawc.org.uk email: nawc@btconnect.com Tel: 07701 394320** 

## **Registered Charity Number: 273397 Patrons:    None acting at present** 

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## **NAWC** 

- Is a Registered Charity with member clubs nationwide 

- Acts  as  an  intermediary  with  Government  Departments  regarding  resolutions debated 

   - at the Annual Conference. 

- Issues information regularly to member clubs 

- Provides an advisory service to its members. 

## **OBJECTS OF NAWC** 

The objects of the Association shall be to advance education and to provide facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for women without distinction of political, religious or other opinions. 

## **These objects are achieved by;** 

ACTIVITIES carried on within the clubs, from the practice of various crafts or taking part in choirs, drama, listening to speakers on a wide range of subjects in order to broaden interests and to stimulate women to take up further education.  Outings are arranged  to  theatres,  exhibitions  and  local  industries,  social  events  are  also organized to suit all tastes. 

REGIONAL ASSOCIATIONS of clubs hold regular meetings which give local support and also provide each member with further social contacts. 

AN  ANNUAL  CONFERENCE is  held  at  which  resolutions  put  by  member Associations and Single Clubs are debated.  Resolutions are of national importance, and many pieces of legislation have been passed over the years in which NAWC feels its voice has been instrumental. 

## MEMBERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY to attend 

one Day Workshops run or financed by the organization and held in various parts of the country. 

COMMUNITY AND CHARITY WORK within the scope of the Association’s Aims and Objects,  is  encouraged  and  there  is  a  real  growth  of  friendship  between  club members, which results in the development of community spirit. 

**The CONSTITUTION is the Governing Document of the organisation, which each club must agree to abide by before being accepted in Membership** 



## **NATIONAL OFFICERS 2024/25** 

## ***  Elected Positions** 

## *** CHAIRMAN:** 

**Mrs Chris Burton (from September 2018)** 

**HON-TREASURER: 2022)** 

**Mrs  Maureen Harwood (from September** 

## *** VICE CHAIRMEN:** 

**Mrs   Joan Bramley Mrs   Linda Starkey** 

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## **ACCOUNTS EXAMINER:** 

Daniel Breen:  68 The Drive, Chase Cross, Romford, Essex    RM5 3TR 

**BANKERS;** National Westminster Bank plc, Tavistock Square (A), PO Box 83 Tavistock House, Tavistock Square, London    WC1H 9JA 

Barclays Bank plc Business Direct, Leicester  LE87 2BB 

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**THE TRUSTEES** are appointed annually from the members of the Finance and General Purposes Committee: 

Mrs Chris Burton              (from September 2015) Mrs Mary Bird                   (from December 2013) Mrs Joan Bramley            (from January 2013) Mrs Maureen Harwood     (from September 2002) Mrs Linda Starkey            (from September 2017) 

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Dear Members 

It is with a very heavy heart I have to confirm that The National Association of Women’s Clubs closed  as of 31[st] July 2025. 

This was a very difficult decision to make and although the F&GP Committee knew,at Conference last year, that it might happen we kept hoping that we could weather the storm. However, the finances were telling another story and you cannot keep losing £12,000 a year without something drastic happening. 

We lost a lot of clubs though Covid, other clubs were closing due to the age of the membership and the worst thing was that clubs were withdrawing from the Association, we were obviously not fullfilling their expectations. 

We did not want to go bankrupt which would have happened if we didn’t do something about it, and we did have our staff to consider so the decision was made and in February 2025 we held an extra-ordinary meeting on zoom where the position was put to the clubs that joined us and the vote was taken that the Association would be closed. 

The Associaion was started in 1935 and it was closing in 2025 our 90[th] Year! So the decision was made that we would hold lunches across the country at a subsidised cost of £20 to celebrate. I am very glad to say all those who wanted to go, came, and 4 delightful lunches were held. My thanks to Linda Starkey, Claire Donnelly, Jaquie Clark and Janice Bayliss who worked so hard to make these lunches a success and a fitting tribute to 90 glorious years. 

It was also decided that each member would pay a £5 fee in March to cover from April to June and insurance for the club would be provided by the Association. Once all debts were honoured any remaining funds would be distributed to the clubs, prorated by their members who had paid the £5. 

I have had a wonderful time as your Chairman and I know the others on the Committee will say the same, I hope your clubs will continue and you remain together and keep your friendships up. 

Chris 



## **EXECUTIVE COMMITEE** 

The Executive Committee is the governing body of NAWC on which every local Association has an elected representative and the Single Clubs have four appointed representatives. 

## **CHAIRMAN     Chris Burton** 

Following previous Association closures, the two remaining Association delegates and the single club reps for the period 1[st] April 2024-31[st] March 2025 were as follows: 

## **EXECUTIVE DELEGATES** 

## HERTS LEA VALLEY ASSOC 

Sandra Batty 

SELNEC ASSOC Barbara Hampson 

Also in attendance at such meetings on line would be: NATIONAL VICE-CHAIRMAN HEAD OFFICE STAFF HON TREASURER SINGLE CLUB REPS AND ANY OBSERVERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME. 

## **SINGLE CLUB REPRESENTATIVES** : 

REGION 1 REGION 2 

Joan Bramley           POSITION VACANT 

REGION 3 REGION 4 POSITION VACANT        Janice Bayliss 



## **MEMBERSHIP** 

Following the Covid pandemic we did loose around 750 members. One new club opened in January 2024. At present we have  approx.1208 fully paid up members in 37 clubs 

## **INSURANCE SCHEME** 

All current clubs belong to the NAWC scheme.  There have been no claims within the past 12 months.  Each year we look around and negotiate to get the best renewal price. 

## **STAFF FOR 2024/25** 

## **Part-Time Staff at Head Office:** 

CLAIRE DONNELLY Tuesday to Thursday (Flexible working) National Secretary 

JACKIE CLARK (Tuesday & Wednesday)  Admin officer 

PAULINE CHITTICK  - Accounts Thursday only 

## **Honorary Promotional and Information Officer for the North West** 

Pat Blair, MBE, JP (based in Liverpool – however health issues have meant that Janice Bayliss has supported Pat) 

## **Promotional Officer for the South:** 

Chris Burton – Copperbeech Club 

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## **FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE** 

The Committee act as Trustees to the Association and met regularly during the past year to examine the income and expenditure of NAWC together with estimates for the future. 

Meetings in 2024/2025 were held via ZOOM and also at Head Office. 

CHAIRMAN Chris Burton 

HON TREASURER Maureen Harwood 

VICE-CHAIRMEN:      Joan Bramley    Linda Starkey 



## **REPRESENTATIVES OF NAWC AT MEETINGS OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS 2022/23** 

No meetings for any other organisations or charities have took place over the last 12 months. 

## **STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE COMPRISING OF THE NAWC OFFICERS** 

The committee usually meet in April to consider and decide upon resolutions submitted according to the guidelines laid down concerning acceptability. As the Association was closing no resolutions were accepted 

## **NO CONSTITUTION CHANGES WERE NECCESSARY** 

## **EDUCATION COMMITTEE** 

No national weekend away was held in 2024. 

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## The summer 2024 competitions were agreed as: 

**Individual Craft** – “A handmade or decorated lady’s scarf” 

**Individual literary** – “A story or poem about a woman that has inspired you ” (no more than 2000 words) 

**Club Entry** – .Six handmade birthday cards. 

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## **Head office helped to fund workshops** 

Two were held 

On 26[th] April Herts Lea Valley held another successful workshop at Capel Manor, ladies from Essex, The Chilterns and Hertfordshire came together and had a very enjoyable time. Four classes were on offer, Flower arranging, Learn to Crochet, Pebble Art and Decorated flower pot. New skills in a very sociable atmosphere. 

Janice Bayliss organized a Day School in the North West on Saturday 12[th] October 2024  at the Cross Lane United Reform Church. A session of Strength & Balance Exercises and Craft in the morning, then a buffet lunch followed by entertainment from The Spectrum Singers 

## **FUND-RAISING & PROMOTIONAL COMMITTEE MEETING** 

## **FUND RAISING:** 

Most branches of NAWC raise money for many good causes but NAWC as a registered Charity in its own right, relies heavily on the goodwill of members to raise funds to keep the organization viable. 

The total of monies raised in the **Grand Draw** after payment of prizes, cost of printing and lottery registration was £638.80 for 2023/2024. 

The **Home Counties Festival** of Carols and Christmas Songs took place in December, and made a profit of £500.00  for 2023/2024. 

## **The Autumn Fund-Raising Appeal** 

There was no Autumn Fundraising this year 

**Monies  raised at NAWC  Meetings** :  through raffles, etc. at NAWC  events including conference, executive meetings, weekends away, lunches etc. and total approx. £528.00 for 2023/2024 

## **PROMOTIONAL** 

- .   At the last zoom executive meeting it was agreed that we must make promoting ourselves a priority. 

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## **79[th] ANNUAL CONFERENCE** 

## **The Conference was held in September 2024 at the Waltham Abbey** 

Conference started on Friday evening with a welcome by our Chairman, and a lovely dinner.  Claire  then hosted chocolate bingo with novelty bingo cards. 

There were many stalls and craft items for sale.  All our usual raffles and the guess the weight of the cake and contents in the jar went down well. 

The conference itself started with our banner parade and a morning reading, the resolutions from Head Office then followed. All passed. 

**The conference Competition** was any handmade craft item to encourage more entries. 

The afternoon session was our AGM, and then after the coffee break we had a local entertaining speaker. 

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## **CAROL CONCERTS – 2024** 

Two concerts were held in December. 

The first in London at The Salvation Army Hall in Oxford street, again it was held on a Saturday afternoon. A wonderful concert, with the band and readers and choir. 

The Liverpool concert took place at Newton le-Willows,  A lovely afternoon was had, with Jay and the choir 

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## **NAWC Circulation and News & Views** 

We are still producing News & Views 

Various email newsletters have been sent to our contacts, we continue to do as much by email as possible now, and only post to those club secretaries etc that are not on email. 

Twice a year there will be a post mail out to all, which will contain the printed news & views and various other NAWC information, and a Christmas card to all clubs in the winter season. 

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FINANCIAL REPORT
YEAR ENDING
MARCH 31" 2025

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2024
RECEIPTS

||**£**|
|---|---|
|Donatons|1,585.03|
|Monies raised|15,386|
|Fees|26,886|
|Bank and reserve account interest|970|
|Net Vat|2,037|
|Refunds|2,167|
|Stock sales|122|
|Other|7|
|Total receipts|49,159|
|PAYMENTS||
|Wages|30,290|
|Advertsing|368|
|Events|14,231|
|IT costs|945|
|Rent,rates,Water|8,203|
|Postage,(Phone now on BT)Telephone,|1,620|
|General Fundraising|456|
|Insurance|591|
|Statonary etc|777|
|Gifs|290|
|Stock Purchases|410|
|Net Vat|2,144|
|Other|1,586|
|Total payments|61,911|





**2024/25** 

## **STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** 

## **£** 

## **Monetary Assets** 

|Current account<br>Reserve account<br>Barclays Premium Savings<br>Pety Cash|**500**<br>**7039**<br>**42003**<br>**161**|
|---|---|
||**49702**|



## **Other Assets** 

|Furnishings and equipment|**nil**|
|---|---|
|Stock|**798**|





|**Income 2024-25**||
|---|---|
||**Grand Total**|
|**Membership fees/Friends Of**|**25,595.00**|
|**Insurance Fees**|**1,110.00**|
|**Publications**|**793.50**|
|**Stock Sales**|**122.00**|
|**F&GP**|**30.00**|
|General donations#|**56.00**|
|Personal Donations|**20.00**|
|General fundraising**|**-**|
|NAWC Event|**559.11**|
|Guide Dogs|**654.62**|
|Quiz donations|**30.00**|
|Closed Club/Association donations|**1,479.03**|
|Grand Draw|**1,244.00**|
|||
|**FUNDRAISING - above**|**4,042.76**|
||**-**|
|Carol concert -London collection 2024 -|**492.75**|
|Carol Concert-London 2024-Mbrs tickets -|**1,080.00**|
|Conference 2023-Mbrspayments- September 2023|**419.50**|
|Conference 2024|**5,810.00**|
|Conference 2024 stalls and raffles|**658.12**|
|London  Summer Event-Mbrspayments -Mary green Manor 2025|**-**|
||**2,990.00**|
|Afternoon Tea Marygreen Manor hotel|**760.00**|
|Afternoon Tea Marygreen Manor hotel raffle|**60.00**|
|Midlands  Lunch-Mbrspayments Wishaw Barnplus raffle|**1,871.70**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
|**EVENTS - above**|**14,142.07**|
|Postage/Circ Fees|**14.30**|
|Speakers List Fees|**167.00**|
|Stationery|**-**|
|Gift Aid Refund|**-**|
|VAT refund|**2,166.74**|
|PoppyWreaths|**-**|
|Barclays Savings-yearlyTransfer from NATWEST-January|**30.00**|
|Barclays Savings account interest|**747.87**|
|NatWest Business Reserve interest|**191.94**|
|Sundries|**6.60**|
||**-**|
|Spare|**-**|
|**ADMINISTRATION - above**|**3,324.45**|
|**Grand total**|**49,159.78**|
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|**Less Expenses**|**61,911.01**|
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|**Balance**|**12,751.23**<br>**-**|





|**Expenses 2024-25**||
|---|---|
||**Grand**|
||**total**|
|**Salaries incl wages fee, Pensions, Nat. Ins.**|**29515.08**|
|**Membership refund**|**38**|
|**FGP travel**|**544.48**|
|**Staf**|**230**|
|**Spare**|**0**|
|**TRAVEL & EXPENSES - above**|**774.48**|
|**Carol Concert London Collecton-2023**|**450**|
|**Carol concert  London -2024 - Dep/Balance/Café**|**1352.4**|
|**Carol Concert London Collecton-2024**|**0**|
|**West Midlands Lunch Wishaw Barn**|**2478**|
|**Conference transport deposit/balance 2024**|**316**|
|**Conference 2024 -**|**6852.85**|
|**Conference Travel  North West**|**250**|
|**Conference refund**|**385**|
|**Afernoon Tea 2024-Dep/balance**|**755**|
|**prosecco, table gifs and rafe**|**103.55**|
|**Workshops / HLV**|**250**|
|**London event Marygreen Manor 2025**|**400**|
|**Events - above**|**13592.8**|
|**Marie Curie**|**638.5**|
|**Fundraising Event 2024/25    Guide Dogs**|**0**|
|**Grand Draw (incl.LBH Licence)**|**456**|
|**Fundraising events - above**|**1094.5**|
|**Accountant**|**1000**|
|**Christmas Cards & gifs**|**0**|
|**Equip, repair,rental,maintenance**|**64.57**|
|**General Ofce Expenses**|**100.1**|
|**Insurance**|**591.31**|





|**Nat West Current A/C Bank Charges**|**272.34**|
|---|---|
|**Poppy wreaths (Britsh Legion)**|**0**|
|**Postage,Telephone (new mobile), Broadband**|**1619.62**|
|**Print, Statonery**|**777.11**|
|**Publicity,promotons  News & Views**|**368.4**|
|**Quiz/Competton  Prizes & Judges Gif**|**290**|
|**Rent**|**8138.88**|
|**Stock Purchases (incl samples)**|**409.5**|
|**VAT**|**2143.64**|
|**Website Domain renewal/lease**|**600**|
|**New Club Gemini Rent**|**80.8**|
|**ZOOM**|**168.87**|
|**Sofware License for VAT**|**72**|
|**Pety Cash Conference Driver's tp/ Caretaker's tp**|**12.05**|
|**Virus protector**|**103.99**|
|**Annual £30 from Nat West to Barclays**|**30**|
|**Sundries**|**52.97**|
|**ADMINISTRATION - above**|**16896.15**|
|**Grand Total**|**61911.01**|





## **Balance sheet 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2025** 

|**Closing**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Balance at Bank and Petty cash**|||||
|**2024/25**|||**Balance at 01/04/2025**||
|Current Account|500.00||Current account|500|
|Reserve account|10,720.74||Reserve account|7038.69|
|Petty Cash Balance|172.62||Petty Cash|160.57|
||||Barclays Premium||
|Barclays Premium Savings|51,225.15||Savings|42003.02|
|||||49,702.2|
|Opening Balance at 1st April 2024|62,618.51|-|Total|8|





|Income inc. Petty Cash 2024-25|49,159.78|||
|---|---|---|---|
|Expenses inc Petty Cash 2024-25|61,911.01|||
|Plus cleared cheque from 2023/2024|165.00|||
||49,702.2||49,702.2|
|Balance as at 31st March 2025|8|Total balance|8|