**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 March 2023 31 December 2023 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 300009 Blunham Sports and Social Club (BSSC) **Charity's principal address** 36a Barford Road Blunham Bedfordshire **Postcode MK44 3NA** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Neil Grice|Chair|01/01/2023-05/12/2023|| ||Max Hurst|ActingCo-Chair|05/12/2023-31/12/2023|| ||Richard Westhead|ActingCo-Chair|05/12/2023-31/12/2023|| ||Mark Thacker|BPC Rep||| ||Ian Kennedy|BPC Rep||| ||Clair Graham|Secretary|01/03/2023-06/09/2023|| ||Steve Feely||01/03/2023-30/05/2023|| ||Julian Forbes-Laird|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **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 Type of governing document - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Unincorporated Association How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed or re-appointed for a period of one year through Trustee selection methods election at the AGM. Each nomination must be proposed and seconded by (eg. appointed by, elected by) a current member of the BSSC and the election must be agreed at the AGM by support of a simple majority of eligible adult attendees according to the governance document. All Trustees are requested to sign a declaration document to confirm that they are not disqualified for acting as a trustee based on the Charity Commission pro-forma. ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** The BSSC provides a trustee's handbook to all trustees written as a guide You **may choose** to include in carrying out their responsibilities and legal documentation. This includes additional information, where the BSSC constitution and policies covering equal opportunities, relevant, about: membership, Health and Safety and Child Protection. Additional training • dependant on requirements is provided on request and with the policies and procedures adopted for the induction and agreement of trustees through attendance at applicable workshops. training of trustees; - The charity maintains close links with all organisations with positions on - • the charity’s organisational the committee provided for the Parish Council, Blunham Cricket Club and structure and any wider Blunham Youth Football Club and through consultation within the village. network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - t rustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** March **2012** **TAR** 2 |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**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)**|To create a Sports and Social Club through which we promote and
organise sporting activities, recreation, and social activities to benefit the
residents of Blunham, members of the Association and affiliated
organisations and guests.
To develop suitable amenities for these activities in line with the wishes
of residents of Blunham and members.| |---|---| ||During the course of the year the charity continued to develop the
facilities available and provide social events.
In delivering recreational and sporting activities the play area, sporting
facilities and playing fields are provided free with access for the
enjoyment of all.
The playing field has continued to be maintained to a high level suitable
to host county cricket matches, football matches and school sports days.
The pavilion is provided for hire to groups and individuals from the village
and surrounding areas, and has seen use by local businesses, County
Council for meetings and voting| ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 BSSC would like to express its gratitude for the help and support it has received from volunteers, villagers, sports clubs and the Parish Council in order for us to continue to provide and develop the playing fields and putting on events such as the Fireworks and Party In The Park. The BSSC could not provide this service without the continued support of the village and local residents You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** The BSSC carried out several events during March 2023 – December 2023, including: - A Coronation Lunch in celebration of the coronation of King Charles III. - • Party In The Park • Blunham’s Annual Fireworks Night. All events engaged the wider community and were put on with the support of many local organisations, such as Blunham Village Hall, Blunham Parish Council, St Edmuns or St James Chuch, The Horseshoes Pub, Blunham Football Club and Blunham Cricket Club. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** **Brief statement of the** The policy for reserves remains to retain one year's operating costs on an ongoing provision with additional restricted funds for capital projects. **charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** N/A ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the chari ty’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); This reporting period covers 1[st] March 2023 – 31[st] December 2023. The Charity has agreed to change its financial reporting period from MarchFebruary to January-December; in order to do this it requires to report on a shortened period as a one off adjustment. - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** Neil Martin Grice stood down as BSSC Chair following an EGM on 5[th] December 2023. Following this decision Max Aaron Hurst and Richard Westhead took over the roles of Acting Co-Chairs to provide stability to the Charity until the next AGM. ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** M A Hurst R Westhead **Full name(s)** Max Aaron Hurst Richard Westhead **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Acting Co-Chairs March **2012** **TAR** 6 Date 0910512024 TAR March 2012 ||**Blunham Sports & Social Club**|**Blunham Sports & Social Club**|**Blunham Sports & Social Club**|**Blunham Sports & Social Club**|**Blunham Sports & Social Club**|**300009**|**300009**|**300009**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||01/03/2023||**To**||31/12/2023||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**465**
**600**
**37,436**
**1,450**
**650**
**-**
**587**
**12,583**
**26**
**-**
**1,212**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**465**
**600**
**37,436**
**1,450**
**650**
**-**
**587**
**12,583**
**26**
**-**
**1,212**
**-**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Membership|**465**||**-**||**-**||**465**||**50**| |Donations|**600**||**-**||**-**||**600**||**-**| |Bar|**37,436**||**-**||**-**||**37,436**||**26,565**| |Cricket Match Subscriptions|**1,450**||**-**||**-**||**1,450**||**4,634**| |Football Match Subscriptions|**650**||**-**||**-**||**650**||**-**| |PlayArea|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Pavilion|**587**||**-**||**-**||**587**||**50**| |FundraisingEvents(Note 1)|**12,583**||||||**12,583**||**8,229**| |Interest on Bank Accounts|**26**||||||**26**||**2**| |Grants|**-**||||||**-**||**-**| |Field|**1,212**||||||**1,212**||**1,898**| |Misc|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**55,009**||**-**||**-**||**55,009**||**41,428**| ||**-**
**-**
**-**
**55,009**
**25,749**
**6,677**
**-**
**4,837**
**2,657**
**2,686**
**6,627**
**1,664**
**50,897**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**50,897**
**4,112**
**-**
**11,886**
**15,998**||**-**
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**55,009**
**25,749**
**6,677**
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**4,837**
**2,657**
**2,686**
**6,627**
**1,664**
**-**
**-**
**50,897**
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**-**
**-**
**50,897**
**4,112**||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**41,428**| ||||||||||| |Bar|**25,749**||||||||**24,203**| |Field|**6,677**||||||||**2,915**| |Football|**-**||||||||**-**| |Utilities|**4,837**||||||||**3,700**| |Insurance|**2,657**||||||||**2,641**| |Pavilion Upkeep|**2,686**||||||||**2,462**| |Events|**6,627**||||||||**13,250**| |Miscellaenous|**1,664**||||||||**168**| |Donations to Charities|||||||||**1,725**| |Grant Spend(note 2)|||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**50,897**||||||||**51,064**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| |Benches|**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**51,064**| ||||||||||| ||**4,112**||**-**||**-**||**4,112**||**- 9,636**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|
|**-**| ||**11,886**||||||**11,886**||**21,522**| ||**15,998**||**-**||**-**||**15,998**||**11,886**| ## **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
**Note 1 - Breakdown of main fundraising events**
**Current**
Bonfire Night
7,198
Party in the Park
2,610
Celebration Lunch
1,500
Christmas
1,275
**Details**
**B1 Cash funds**
Current Account
Deposit Account
Business Premium Account
Cash in Hand
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**_Total cash funds_**
**Details**
**Details**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Pavilion and Internal Furnishings
Laminator
Bar Stock
Fridge
PA/Karaoke Machine
Picnic Benches
Defibrillator
BMX Shelter
BBQ
Amplifier
Oven
**B3 Investment assets**
**Details**
**B5 Liabilities**
Signature|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**13,503**
**-**
**2,244**
**1**
**-**
**250**
**-**
**15,998**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**114,912**
**50**
**-**
**500**
**300**
**4,991**
**1,975**
**2,106**
**432**
**150**
**120**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Last Year
8,229
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Print Name
Neil Grice|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---| |||**-**| |||| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||OK| |||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||**140,000**| |||**-**| |||**250**| |||| |||| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**-**| |||**When due**
**(optional)**| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||Date of
approval| |||| |||| |||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Blunham Sports & Social Club IBSSCI On accounts for the year ended 3111212023 Charity no lif any) 300009 Sot out on pages 1&2 Irenleinber 10 IiiclLJ(S& Ihe p8ge Thumbe￿ of addrtiory.sl shethtsi I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trust") for the year ended 3111212023. Responsibilities and As the chanty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan¢e with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act") I report in respect of my examination of the TrLJSt's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention {other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any malerial respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with sedion 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting record$ Independent examiner's statement I have no cOn￿rn$ and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 0910512024 Name: Kim MGGregor Relevant professional qualificationls) or body lif any): Qualified Accountant - AAT Address: 10 Laxton Close Eaton Ford St Neots PE19 7AR IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give horo brlef deta118 of any itsm8 that the examinorwishes to dlsclose. None IER October 2018