Saxmundham Sports & Re¢reatknnal aub
CHARifi NUMBER 287624
STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS
Forthe year ended 31 December 2023

Saxmundham Sports & Recreational Club.
Established by Deed
Charl
Numbr2
7624
Registered Address:
Carlton Park, Saxmundham, Sufftilk. IP17 IAT.
Trnste•5
Pet•r Batho, BL R¢J8¢r Sklnner, Sar￿nne GrlmvMd, Mark Fil
ath¢r.
Mana8ement Commlttee..
President
Peter 8atho Bt
Chalrman
Actln8 Sec.
D Threadkell
Treasurer
Peter Batho 8t
Caravan Warden
O Threadkell
J Chesterfteld
J Colllns
G Butler
C Pa8e
F Paul
A Woodyard
Inderpendent Examlner5
Carlton Park House
Carfton Park Industrlal Estst•
Saxmundham
Suffolk.
IP17 2NL

Recr
ARITY NUM
TOF
Pa89
TRUSTEE'S REPORT
Ito3
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
4t05
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTIES
BAL4NCE SHEET
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
81012

xmundham S
ecr tlonal
CHARITY NUM
ER2
7624
ISHED
Y DEED
TRUSTEE'S R
ORT
OR THE YEAR
ND
31
BER
02
The Trustees present their report and financjal staternents forthe year ended 31st December 2023.
ema
nd Man
Governln
Documen
The Saxmundham Sports & Recreational Club was re815tered wfth the Charlty Commlssloners In
September 1983 and is governed by a Constitution and Rules first adopted on the 27th July 1983.
where subsequently revised wlth èffect from 24th January 2005.
se
Gov
rnance an
Man
Èm
nt
The Club is adminlstered by Its Trustees and the Management Commlttee. The Chalrnien of the
sections are invited to attend quarterly man*8ement meetkn8S.
Trustees are appointed and removed by the Club Committee. such appolntments belng approved at
the next Annual General Meetlng and shall hold offl¢e untll death. reslgnation or removal. The numb
of Trustees shall not be more than four and not less than two.
The Club Officers ofthe Management Commlttee are elected at the Annual General Meetin& Three
shall form a quomrn and the Chairman shall have the right to a castln8 vote at all meetings. Any
vacancies occurring amongst Club Officers shall be fllled by a member co-opted by the aub Commltt
If any member of the aub CommSttee should be absent from three consecutlve meetln8s. he or she
may be replaced by another member co-opted by the Commlltee.
Ob
and
Ivltles
In plannin8 our activitres for the year, we kept In mind the Charity Commlssion's 8uldan¢e on publk
benefit at our trustee meetings. The Club's object aetord wlth thb 8uldance
All of the different secttons of ihe Club have had successful seasons beneffttSn8 both the members
themsefves and also the public profile of the Club which needs to contlnually attrart new members.

Saxrnun
HARITY NUMBER
762
TRU
TEE,
REP
RTF
R ThE
DED
ER
and Pe
We. at long last, came to the end af Covll 19 1ockdown< and for most of the year thlftgs returned
to normal.
The Trustees had a request to sell a srnall parcel of land to the prornoters Of the Pfoposed'one
Stop Shop, Heatth Centre but havlnq d15cussed the matter, the Trustees declded thai the sale w•5
not In the best interest of the Club.
Amon8St the section5 Tennts and Football were very ath, partlcul•rfy* In the *re• of ¢oachiwd and
encoura8ement of the Junoor pLayets.
The year has proved to be one of the wettest on record but thls not d•mpened th• splrjts of
the club members. A number of Improvements hwe bwn made to the teftn15 and footb•ll sertknns
to whlch the maln club h45 glven fin•nclal asstst•nce.
Flnalty, the Club'5 Trustees. would Il*• to thank th• Offieets of the ￿rIOuS sectknns. for the work
they have done during the year, wlth a specl•l thanks io the manai•r. Dale Thrtadkell, for all h•
has done, for the Cbjb, durlng the past yeai.
Due to a lack of adequate lundln& the Gr¢eft Court p•vblloTr rem•lns on hold whlle other optk*ns
are Invest*ated.
The statement of ftnanclal artl¥iEies shows • net SUry￿S of É13.380.12022 - £16,704)
Re
The Management Commlttee have established the polkywherebythe unrestrfcted funds. not
commffited or Invested In tan8Sble fixed •5sets (the Free Reseprfesl held bythe Charlty should be
between 6 and 12 months of resources expended. Thls equates to £15.0￿ and £30.000 In
general funds. At this level, the management commlttee feel that thty would be able to ￿ntITrue
the current activltre5 of the charity, In the ewnt of a signfficant drop In fvndln8. At a trustees.
meeiing on 16th March 2017, It was declded that a F￿Ule Developments Restrlcted Reserve
should be set up and this was to be applied at the end of the cal*ndaryear2016 and for fu￿re
year5. It was decided that the ￿maInIng Free Re5eTres woukl be Ilmlted to £30.(YIO afid all funds
over that would be transferod to Future Developmenl Restritted Reserye. Consequentty * the
31st December 2023, the Iree reseprfes amount to £27.146 {2022- £12573)

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CHARITY NUMBER
AB
SHED
Y DEED
TIIUSTEE'S REPORT FOR TH
YEAR ENDED 31 DECEM
ER 202
nslbjl
the tlnandal
The Charity's Trustees are responsible for preparirE financial statements. for each fmancial
year. which gives a true and fair view of the Charity's incoming resour￿ and applicatlon
resources during the year and of its state of affairs at the end of the year. In preparing
those financial ststements the Trustees are required to:
11 Selett 5Ltitable accounting policie5 and then apply them consistently.
21 Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudenL
31 State whether applicable accounting standaids and statements of recommended practlce have
been followed subject to any rnaterial departurns dselosed and ewained in the financial
statements.
41 Prepare the financial ￿atements on the 8oln8 concern basis unless Inapproprlate to presume
that the Charity will continue in buslness.
The Trustees are respon51ble for keeping proper accountln8 ￿(ordS whlth disclose, wlth
reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the chaffty. Thry are also re5ponslble for
safegu?rding the assets of the Chafity and hence fortaknng reasonaljle #eps forthe prevention and
detection of fraud and other IrreBularltles.
Inde
ent E¥amlner
Following the retirement of Hugh Cochrane it wa5 appr¢¥td in the tn￿ee$, Meet￿￿ that Chapel
Road Accounting Services Ltd would art as independent examlner of the Ch•fityfor31st December
2023 year end.
A resolution to rfrappolnt Chapel Road Accounting Servkes Ltd as h)dependent examlner of the
Charty will be submitted at the Annual General Meetlng.
Thls report was approved by the Trustees on
201
Peter 8atho. 8t
IRvsreE .

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76
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPOR
TO
For the year ended 31 December 2023
Tru
MUNDHAM AR
I report on the actounts of the thartyforthe y••r end•d 31 December 2023, whkh arn set out on
pa8es 6 to 12.
RESPEcnvE RESPOP4SIBILmES OF TRUSTEES ANO EXAMNeR
As the charjty's tnjstees you are responsible for the pvepar•tlon of the accounts* you cOn￿der
that the audil requirement of seaion 14412) of the Charttle5 Act 2011 rnie Aa) doe5 not applv.
It Is my responslbllity to state. on the basls of procedures speclfied In the General Dlrectbn5
Ilven by the Charlty Commtssloners under sertknn 14515)Ibl ofthe A¢ ¥thether partkular Thatters
have ¢om¢ to my attentlon.
Your attenth)n Is drawn io the hct that the chaffty h•s prepared accounts lft attordanc• wlth
Accountlng and Reportln8 by Charbtles.. Statement of Recommended Practlce •ppllcable to charltt4s
preparing thelr accounts In accordance wbth the F5n•nclal fteytl￿ S¢•nd•rd for Sm•ller Entltles
preference to the Accounlln8 and Reportlng ￿ Charllle5: Siaternent of Recommended Pra¢tke
Issued on l April 2005 whlch Is referred to in the extant re8ulatlons lyjt has slnce been wtthdrawn.
l understand that thls has been done in order forthe accounts io provkle a tnje and falrvlèw In
accordance wlth the Generalty Accepted Accountln8 Prartke eff•ctlve for reportln8 perlods
be8lnnln8 on or after l January 2015.
BASIS OF INDEPENOENT EWalllER'S REPORT
My examinatlon was carrled out In xcOrda￿e wlth the General Olrertk*n$ S￿en by the Charlty
Commlssloners. An examination includes a revlew of the accountin8 rncords kept by the charlty
and a compar150n of the accounts presented wlth those records. It also Include5 conslderatlon of
any unusual Items or dlstlosures In the a¢¢ounts.3nd y¢kln8 explarkat•tins from you as tn￿tee$
ctsncernln8 any such matters. The procedures tsndertak•n do not provkle am the evidence th•t
would be requlred In an ludlt, and Consequentty I do ex￿5% aft a￿ltt oplnlon on the vlew
glven by the accounts.

xmundham S rts & Recreat
nal Clu
ARITr NUM
ER 287
INDEPENDENT
INER,
RTTO
For the year ended 31 December 2023
Tro
INDEPENDEiif EXAMINER'5 STATEMEKr
In connection wlth my examination, no matter has come to my atterrtlon:
which grves me reasonable cause to that In any m•terlal ￿$pert the
requirements
to keep accountwig records In accordance wlth sectk)n 130 of the Art: and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounllN3 record$ ar￿ to compty
with the actountifyg requiiements of the
have not been met: or
to whlch. in my oplnion. attention sI￿uld be dTrwn In orderto enable a proper
unders
the actounts to be reached.
Rebecca Brock FMAAT ACCA
CRASL
Saxmundham

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am
Rec
CHARfTYNUM8ER 2876
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrivmES
For the year ended 31 December 2023
2023
2022
Note
Income and endowments from
Voluntary income
Activities forgeneratln8 funds
Interest Received
6,398
63,998
3.143
15.467
62,244
815
Total Income and endowments
73,539
78.526
Expendlture
Charitable activlties
60.159
61,822
Net movement In funds
Balances brought fovNard
13.380
454,548
467,928
16.704
437.844
454.548
All of ihe Charlty's activities are classed as continulng.
The Charity has no reco8nlsed 8ains or10sses othef thatt those shown aljove.
The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these accounts.

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BALANCE SHEET
As of 31st December 2023
Flxed Ass•ts
Leasehold Improvements
Flxtures & Fittin8s
Offtce Equlpmenl
270.￿1
36.951
269.479
35.560
37,794
341.640
342,833
Current Assets
Debtors
Cash In Bank
Cash In hand
S42
130,972
542
115,747
131514
116,289
U•blllttes
Amounts fallln8 due In one year
5.226
N•t currnnt •ssets
126,287
116.289
Ll•bllltles
Amounts lallln8 due after one year
Net *ss•ts
467.928
459.122
Funds
Unrestrlrted Fund5
Desl8nated- Flxed Assets
Restritted Funds- Future Developments
27.146
341,640
99.142
467,928
12.573
342.833
99.142
454.548
Approved by the 8oard of Trustees on the
and s*ned on Its behaw by:
Peter Batho, 8t

rt4J

xmun
ams
AR
NUM
ER 287
24
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT
For the year ended 31 December 2023
ACCOUNTING POiKIES
Basls d prepwa
The ftnanclal ststements have been pMpared In accordance wlth Accountlng aftd
Reportln8 by Chartles.. Statement of Recommended Practlce and In ac¢ordan¢e wlth
the Financlal Reportlft8 Stand•rds tor Smaller Entltles leffectfve J•nu•ry 2015) and the
Charlties Act 2011. Assets and Ilabllltles are InltFalty ￿0￿nISed at htstorkal cort or
transartion value unles5 QtheThv￿e stated In the relevant accountln8 accountln8 pomty
note. The financlal statements ha¥e been prepared to gèrfe and'true and falV vlew and
have departed from the Charllle5 IA¢counts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 onty to the
extent requlred to provlde a 'tnJe and falr vlew. ThFs departure h•s Involved followln
Accountln8 and Reporting by the Chailtles preparlng thelr attounts In accordance wlth
the Flnanclal Reportin8 Standaffd appllcable In the UK and Aepubllc of Ireland IFRSSEI
l$sued on 16July 2014 nther th•n thw Accourtkn8 •nd Reportlrq lry Charft￿. St•tement
Thè assessmènt of the tnJstee$ b that the charlty b • 8oln8 coIKern.
Inwme
All Incomln8 res¢)urces are Included on the Ststemert of Flnandal Artlvllles when the
charlty has sufficlent certalnty th•t rffelpt of thè Intome15 Pro￿ble and the amount
be measured rellabty.
Exp•ndlture
Expenditure ts re¢o8nlsed oKe thtte ts a legal or Constr4￿fve obli8atknn to make
payment to a thlfd party. It has been classlfied undef headlnR5 ihat ag8f4atr all costs
related to that cate80ry. Where costs cannot be dlrectty attrf￿ted to partlcular headln89
they have been allocated on a ba sbs consbtent with the use of resources. The charlty15
not re815tered for VATand accordin8ly expendtture 15 shown 8r055 of Irrecovernble VAT.
Grants offered subjett to condltjons which have not been met at the ye•rend date are
notes as commltment but not accrued as expendltsre.
Voluntary lfieome
All donated Income 15 Included In Income on r￿lpt where the donor requlres thatthe
sum is tts be treatèd as Sncome in future accountlvd per4)d&

xmvn
ham
RITYNUM
ER
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT
For the year ended 31 Oetember 2023
Interest recelved Is included wkn recelvable.
Depreclatlon ts provkled on fixed 4ss•ts at fates uknl•ted to wrfte off the Costs I
e5tlmated restdual v•lts•, or exh •sset over Its experted useful Ilfe as foUows:_
Sports Equlpment
Plant & Machlnery
15% reducln8 ba￿nCeS
15% reducln8 balance5
No depreclatlon ts provlded on freehokl land and Improvements •$ the Trustees
¢onslder ihat the lfves of these assets are $0 lore *nd the resldu•l ￿lUtI $0 fv18h that
Stock 15 valued at a lower of cost 4nd net reaMsab* value

xmun
ational
ITY NUMBER 287
NOTE5 TO THE ACCOUNr
For the year ended 31 December 2023
2023
2022
Totsl
2 Voluntsry Income
Donations
Grants
5.276
1.122
6.398
15,467
15.467
3 A(tl¥ltles for Gènerath)g Funds
Caravan & Laundry Income
Memebership Fees
Misc Income
60.843
2.304
851
59,031
3.213
62,244
4 Charitable ActTh7ftles
Telephone
Heat & Light
Insurance
Water. Sewage & Refvse
Ground Work
Wage5 & Pension
Webslte Costs
Cleaning
Building Repalrs & Malntenance
Equipment Repairs & Maintenance
Bank Char8es
Oepreclation
Accountancy
P05ta8e & statlonary. Advertiskn)E
Miscellaneous
Profit /L05s on Dlsposal
9,761
L734
4397
12,046
1.331
10.364
4,611
16.734
199
5,672
766
2320
653
314
11415
760
416
767
-87
61.822
12.378
1,050
330
60.159
io

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
For the year ended 31 December 2023
5 Flxed Assets
Leaseh¢)Id
Sports
Plant &
Inwrovements Equlpment Mathlnery
Total
Cort
At l January 2023
Addltlon5
Dlsposals
269.479
L122
45,659
7,753
46.973
2309
362.111
11,185
At 31 December 2023
270.601
53,412
49.282
373.296
Depr•d*th)n
At l January 2023
Char8e for the year
Dlsposals
10,099
6,362
9,179
6.016
19,278
11378
At 31 December 2023
16.461
15,195
3L656
N•t bt)ok
At 31 December 2023
270.601
36.951
34.088 341.640
At l January 2023
269.479
35.560
37,794
342.833
6Déb
Loan to Sectlons
542
542
7 Credltors falllng In y¢•r
Accrual
PAYE & NIC
VAT
L714
3,208
5,226

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ER
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
Forthe year ended 31 December 2023
8 Andysls ol mw•mert In funds
•tlstJ•n (Wn8 Trnnkn •tJlst
D•¢ 2023
Deslgnated Funds
Flxed Assets
Futu￿ Dt¥t Funds
342J33
99,142
12,573
General Funds
L193 341.640
99.142
1.193 27.146
0 467.928
73,S39
60.159
60,159
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