## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 November 2020 To 31 October 2021** **Charity name: CREWE AND PISTOL CLUB** **Charity registration number: 510759** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the charity is to encourage skill
in rifle and pistol shooting by providing
instruction and practice in the use of small-
bore rifles and pistols to any of Her Majesty's
subjects so that they will be better fitted to
serve their country in the Armed Forces,
Volunteer Reserve Forces, Police, Scouts,
National Shooting Squads or Teams, or any
other organisation in which their services may
be required in the defence of the realm in
times of peril.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The Club seeks to instil disciplines of safety,
skill, tolerance and responsibility in the
controlled and appropriate use of rifles and
pistols.
Although target shooting is often seen as a
solitary and individual sport, team participation
is particularly encouraged and our members
compete at local, county, national and
international level.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Giving due regard to CC Guidance on Public
Benefit: age and disability, whether physical or
mental, need not be an obstacle to
participation in this sport and our aim is to
encourage competition on equal terms, which,
unlike many sports, is entirely feasible.
The disabled can compete and non-athletes
can win at shooting.
The Trustees further ensure that section 17(5)
of the 2011 Act is met by giving consideration,
in the levying of membership fees, to individual
member’s ability to pay.
Further inclusivity is ensured by the availability
of Club-owned equipment, usage of which is
free of charge to all members.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|In the absence of available national funding for
competitors, grants to assist with travelling
expenses may be made to members selected
to represent their country overseas.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, once again no
such awards were made during the period| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Club is run entirely by volunteers, who
provide a complete range of services from the
training and mentoring of new members
through to the maintenance of the Club’s
assets.| |Other||Club membership displays a gender split of
85% male to 15% female.
Of our members, approximately 14% are
classified as having a wide range of
disabilities. Improvements to access and
shooting facilities are made to comply with
changes in legislation but, more particularly, to
meet individual needs, as they arise.
20% of the Club’s membership are classed as
Junior: that is under 21 years of age. These
members come from a variety of backgrounds,
particularly the Scout and Ranger movements
and the Cadet Forces.
At the opposite end of the age spectrum, 20%
of the Club’s membership are over 65. Overall,
members range from 10 to 91 years of age
and there is a steady increase in the number of
ex-Services and Police personnel whom we
are most pleased to welcome.| Achievements and Performance ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The Club was finally able to re-open its
doors to members in May, following the
lifting of Covid restrictions.
The increased space available following the
refurbishments carried out during the
enforced closure, greatly eased the problem
of social distancing. Once this became
apparent to our members, reluctance to
return, especially amongst the elderly,
gradually waned.
The backlog of applicants for membership
was immediately addressed, with the restart
of a program of Induction Courses. From the
outset it became clear how beneficial the
new facilities are for those with disabilities,
their helpers and the Club’s coaches.
Quite apart from the sport, there has been a
marked increase in social activity, following
the prolonged isolation that members of all
ages have had to endure| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The completion of the refurbishment plan
continued to have a negative impact on the
Club’s finances, though the deficit for the year
remained within the budget forecast and the
Club remains on a sound financial footing.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|It is the policy of the Club to maintain a reserve
of £6000 as cover against any uninsured
liabilities that might arise in relation to the
leasehold property occupied.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |||The charity’s principal source of funds is from| |||membership dues.| |The charity’s principal||Social activities are organised to be self-| |sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|funding, with any surplus being added to Club
funds.
The Club continued to be supported by its| |||members during the pandemic, with very few| |||cancellations which have been outweighed by| |||strong demand for places on the new member| |||induction courses.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s principal source of funds is from
membership dues.
Social activities are organised to be self-
funding, with any surplus being added to Club
funds.
The Club continued to be supported by its
members during the pandemic, with very few
cancellations which have been outweighed by
strong demand for places on the new member
induction courses.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||Commercial activities and transactions are
executed in such a way as to make a margin
sufficient to cover the running costs of the
Club. Mindful, however, of the unpredictable
nature of repair and maintenance costs,
modest reserves are accrued and expenditure
on property to which the Club does not hold
title is kept to a minimum.
The cost of meeting our legal and social
obligations is ever on the increase. Service
agreements are in place for fire and security
monitoring, with the cost of system upgrades
being met from income.
Health and Safety driven Risk Assessments| |are routinely conducted.| |---| |The Club undertakes to fund training for its| |members where benefit is derived directly by| |the membership: for example, in the provision| |of coaching and range supervision courses| |and First Aid training. Consideration is also| |given to the sponsorship of shooters| |representing their country in recognised| |international events.| |No member of the Club is paid for the time| |they give, save for professional fees and| |disbursements. Nor is any member contracted| |to provide services.| |Members are, however, reimbursed for the| |cost of materials that they purchase solely for| |Club use.| |Certain members may have all or part of their| |annual fee for membership waived for reasons| |of:| |•
Recognised service of exceptional| |value to the Club in the past| |•
Current essential service to the| |Club| |•
Financial or physical| |circumstances that the executive| |agree are warranted.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Constitution: adopted 3 October 1980 as
amended 11 February 1983 and 7 December
1984 and updated 5 December 2018 (available
to download from the Club website
www.crpc.org.uk under Handbook>)| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The Trustees of The Club shall consist of the
Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer and, if the
Committee so desire, one other person who
shall be appointed by the Committee and they
shall respectively hold office until death or
resignation unless removed from office by a
majority resolution of the Committee who shall
be elected each year at the Annual General
Meeting of the Club.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Club is affiliated to the National Small-
Bore Rifle Association (NSRA), registered
charity number 215468, which is the National
Governing Body for the sport.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|The Club is affiliated to various regional Target
Shooting Associations. Currently these include
Cheshire & North Wales, Staffordshire and
Yorkshire.| |Other||In the event of the Club being wound up the
property and assets of The Club shall not
belong to the members of the club but shall be
made over**either**to the officers for the time
being of the National Small-Bore Rifle
Association to be applied by them either in
developing the work of the Association itself**or**
for the benefit of some other institution with
objects similar to those of The Club as the
officers of the said Association may determine,
**or**to any other institution recognised by law as
a charity which the Trustees of the Club in their
sole discretion may direct and as may be
agreed by the Charity Commissioners.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Crewe Rifle and Pistol Club| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Crewe R&PC| |Registered charity number|510759| |Charity’s principal address|Bluebell Range
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**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Rees GARATH DAVIES|CHAIR||Membership of Crewe Rifle &
Pistol Club| ||CHRISTOPHER
DUNNINGTON|SECRETARY||Membership of Crewe Rifle &
Pistol Club| ||ANDREW Christopher
BARRATT|TREASURER|From
01/05/20|Membership of Crewe Rifle &
Pistol Club| ||NEIL James ALMOND|||Committee of Crewe Rifle &
Pistol Club| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
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**Address**||| |Accountant|K.B. Jones M.A.
F.C.A.|6 Strathmore Close, Holmes Chapel. CW4 7PP| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(sl Full name(sl Position18g Secretary. Chair, etcl Chnstopher Dunnington Honorary Secretary Rees Garath Davies Chairman Date Lz RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] OCTOBER 2021 FOR ## **Crewe Rifle and Pistol Club** Registered Charity number 510759 Blue Bell Range Ford Lane Crewe Cheshire CW1 3EH ## **Accountant** **K. B. Jones M.A. F.C.A. Chartered Accountant 6 Strathmore Close Holmes Chapel Cheshire CW4 7PP** |**Crewe Rifle and Pistol Club**|**Crewe Rifle and Pistol Club**|**Crewe Rifle and Pistol Club**|**Crewe Rifle and Pistol Club**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts and Payments Account**||||| |**for theyear ended 31st October 2021**||||| |||Year ended||Year ended| |||31.10.21||31.10.20| |**Receipts**||£||£| |Subscriptions and visitors' fees||21778||23735| |Range hire and donations||382||306| |0.22 Ammunition||3261||3233| |FB Ammunition||441||665| |Airpellets||722||606| |Target sales||109||397| |Inland Revenue - Tax refund(Gift Aid)||0||5869| |Sport Englandgrant||0||60000| |Cheshire East|Covidgrant|11370||10000| |Rifle and equipment sales||0||235| |Sale of scrap||328||203| |Refreshments and raffle||0||0| |Induction,training& handling||173||324| |Miscellaneous income||189||399| |Bank interest||1||61| |||38754||106033| |**Payments**||||| |0.22 Ammunition||3479||2565| |FB Ammunition||0||624| |Airpellets||8||1201| |Targets||249||369| |Affiliation and competition fees||578||1184| |Rent||2063||2750| |Heat,light and water||3985||3663| |Telephone and TV||606||599| |Insurance||2776||1310| |General repairs||1498||1095| |Refurbishment||23522||15422| |Air Range building||2697||100059| |Garden maintenance||705||465| |Post and stationery||225||519| |Accountancyfees||350||325| |AGM expenses||0||125| |Purchase of rifles and equipment||0||2813| |Bank charges||69||0| |Sundryexpenses||4025||1149| |||46835||136237| |||||| |**Surplus(deficit) for theyear**||**-8081**||**-30204**| |||||| |**Opening Balance**||24647||54851| |||||| |**Closing Balance**||**16566**||**24647**| |||||| |At theyear end the value of stock on hand was £2184(2020 - £3894).||||| |There was a debtor for Income Tax(Gift Aid)of approximately£10000(2020 - £5500)||||| |Insurancepaid in advance was £200(2020 - £105))||||| |Creditors were £450(2020 - £350)for accountancy.||||| |||||| |Approved bythe Trustees on 20th April 2022||||| |||||| |R.G. Davies - Chairman||A. Barratt|- Treasurer|| Indepelldent Examiner's report to th¢ Trustees of Crewe Rifle and Pistol Club Cbarity Dumber 510759 I report on ihe financial ststements of th¢ Charity for the year endcd 31" Octobcr 2021, which are annexed hereto. Respective responsibilities oftrustees and examiner The charity's trustees consider an audit is not required for this year (under Section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 {The Act), as am¢nd¢d by s.28 of the Charities Act 2006) and that an independent exjmination is needed. It is my responsibility to-. examine the accounts (under scction 43 of the Act, as amended), to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 43(7){b) of the ACL as amended). and to state whether ptr(icular matters have come to my attention. Basis of IDdepelldent Examiller's Statement My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting r¢cords k¢pt by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consider&ion of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and s¢cking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would b¢ required in an audit, and consequently I do not cxpress an audit opinion on the accounts. IndepeDdent Examiner's Statement In the course my ex￿nination, no matter has come to my attention: l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material r¢spe¢t, the trustees have not met the requiretnents to ensure that: proper a￿OuntIng records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of the Act). accounts are prepared H,hich agree with the accounting re¢ords and ci)mply with the accounting requirements of the Act. or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 6 Strathmore Close Holmes Chapel Cheshire CW4 7PP Chartered Accountant Dat¢:_ fll