WORKINGTON TOWN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
CHAIRMANS REPORT YEAR ENDING 2023
SUMMARY
The constitutional remit of the Club is to help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities so to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
The Club has continued to deliver these aims during 2023.
The Club continues to operate out of the St Mary’s Church Young Wing. Open sessions are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays with Juniors from 6-7pm and Seniors 7-8pm. These sessions are predominantly for younger children or those who do not wish to box competitively.
Monday/Wednesday/Friday sessions are reserved for the carded or development boxers. These are invite only, with the intention of anyone attending the Tues/Thurs sessions being moved into these sessions where required at the Coaches discretion.
REVIEW OF 2023
The Club has had a very successful year in delivering competitive boxing opportunities. This has included taking our own boxers to away boxing shows, organising sparring sessions at neighbouring clubs, and hosting 2 Club Home Boxing Shows during the year. The Club has purchased a minibus which will benefit our members greatly.
MEMBERSHIPS
Memberships are welcomed from 6 years upwards. with any memberships outside of the range being offered on the primary basis of increasing revenue for The Club.
VOLUNTEERS
Recruitment and availability of Coaching volunteers continues to be a key issue for the Club, particularly around the Tuesday/Thursday sessions. Various appeals for volunteers were made with some parents of attending children offering to help out on the Tues/Thurs Junior sessions. This solution has been welcomed; however, it is often a short-term solution with the parent preferring to provide ad hoc support only rather than a full commitment to coaching.
DBS certificates are processed for all volunteers as a minimum. Progression to further training is offered.
Ideally, all coaching volunteers would hold an England Boxing qualification, however the process of recruiting and training a qualified England Boxing Coach can be costly and time consuming. The qualification course requires the volunteer to travel out of the County for 2 weekends and then complete the additional First aid and Safeguarding courses. This requires a high level of commitment from any prospective volunteers.
The Club currently has 6 qualified England Boxing Coaches that are registered on the England Boxing Vault. There are also a number of other volunteers who provide ad hoc support. This includes 1 volunteer who is ready to attend a Level 1 course when it can be arranged.
ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE CLUB
The Club has a Management Committee in place, who oversee the general running of the Club. Day to day management of the sessions is managed on an ad hoc basis. A request for coaching volunteer availability is sent out at the start of the week, and then the attending Coaches/Volunteers then take responsibility for the sessions they cover.
The Club has seen a general shift towards Coaches opting to cover either the carded sessions or the Junior/Senior Open sessions, with limited availability to work across both session groups.
Carded sessions are led by the Head Coach and are usually well supported in terms of coaching support. The open sessions however, are frequently impacted by a lack of available Coaching support, with regular instances of being unable to cover the minimum levels of cover. Sessions are occasionally cancelled which results in lost income and reputational damage.
It is assumed that the Junior/Senior Open sessions should serve as a 'feeder' into the carded/development sessions, with members starting off in the open sessions and then moving up to the carded/development sessions if they wish to box competitively.
FORWARD LOOK
The Club will continue to promote and expand its membership base. We will also look to widen our inclusion policy in order to reach out to those in the community who may normally experience barriers in accessing the activities on offer.
Recruitment and availability of coaching volunteers continues to be a major issue for the Club. The Club needs to build an adequate pool of volunteers for the Tuesday/Thursday sessions.
WORKINGTON TOWN BOY'S AND GIRL'S CLUB
Balance Sheet as at 31st December 2023
| Accumulated Funds Opening funds (Deficit) / Surplus in year Closing funds Represented by: CURRENT ASSETS LloydsTreasurers Account - Current Lloyds Instant Business - Savings CASH PAYPAL SUMUP Hyperjar Expense Account |
2023 28,189.54 6,765.27 34,954.81 2,063.77 32,341.07 2.40 - 279.15 268.42 34,954.81 |
2022 22,342.00 5,847.54 28,189.54 1,188.21 26,871.01 101.81 28.51 28,189.54 |
2022 | ||
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These accounts have been prepared in accordance with accounting records and from information and explanations received from the Club.
WORKINGTON TOWN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
| Receipts and Payments for year ending 31st December 2023 RECEIPTS Subs Income Donations/Grants/Fundraising Home Boxing Shows Refreshments Merchandise Sales HMRC Bank Interest PAYMENTS Room Hire/Rent 3,600.00 Insurance 899.10 MCR Box Cup 584.73 AoN Box Cup 959.46 Boxing Activities 696.00 Boxing Travel Costs 1,284.03 Club Vehicle 12,432.78 Sports Equipment 892.83 Training/Courses 601.91 Refreshments Sundries 1,231.26 Donations/Grants (Excess payments)/receipts |
2023 4,573.73 11,385.83 11,760.84 434.97 391.98 1,179.96 220.06 29,947.37 2023 3,600.00 899.10 584.73 959.46 696.00 1,284.03 12,432.78 892.83 601.91 1,231.26 23,182.10 6,765.27 |
2022 3,657.00 10,588.95 6,427.06 415.47 66.00 2,575.04 13.80 29,387.30 2022 5,345.20 1,126.60 312.35 963.30 847.70 2,017.96 3,036.69 2,068.38 242.40 123.20 1,812.00 23,539.76 5,847.54 |
2022 |
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