KELVIN MALONE BRIDGE CENTRE DIRECTORS, REPORT 2022-23 The Direclors present their Report and financial 51alement5 for the year ended 31° March 2023. NAME, REGISTRATION AND GOVERNING DOCUMENT The Centre is an incorporated a55ociation limited by guarantee under the Companies Act 2C (Company registration number Nl 6158881, governed by it5 Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 30" November 2012. 11$ registered office 15 Unit Al, 20 Heron Road. Belfast, N Ireland, BT3 9LE which is a150 its principal place of business. The company is registered as a charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, registration number NIC101823 and is retognised as a charity by HMRC within the meaning of Section 50611) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 charitable reference number XT39156. DIREcfoRS AND TRUSTEES The Directors of the chacitable company Iihe tharityl ale its Trustees for the purpose of charity law. The Directorstrrystees and officers serving during the year. and since the year end are- Appointed 1011212012 1011212012 1011212012 1710912018 2610912022 0810112018 2610912022 2610912022 2610912022 2610912022 2610912022 2410912013 1011212012 2410912014 0110312017 1710912018 1710912018 Resigned Joan INom)31 Irwin Joan Baird Rosemary Kilpatrick Diana Pallerson John Forsythe Diane Greenwood Maryjohnston Janet Knipe Alan McKay Jean White Rosemary Whittley Derek Cannell Marie Edward5 Elizabeth Scott Helen Hall Philip Dvfton Roberta Madill Chairman Ifrom 17109120181 Treasurer Secreiary Competition Secretary 26109122 26109122 26109122 26109122 26109122 26109122 Directorsnrvstees are electe¢J at the AGM or may be co-opted during the year and seNe up to the next AGM. Directoisrfruslees may 5erye for a maximum of 8 consecutive years. A Director may not be re-appoinied until a period of one year has elapsed except if the members determine that it 15 in the interests of the A550ciation to allow such person 10 sland for re-election for a further term. The Centre has no employees: all iasks are carried out on a voluntary basis by the 8oaTd or other members. The Management Grovp (formed when the Centre closed due to COVIDI mel or)ce on 28 April 2022 and the Board met on three occasions during the year April 2022-April 202317 August 2022. 20 November 2022 and 15 january 20231. There was a meeting on IS May 2023 (held to replace a planned meeting in April). Of those Director5ifrustees who setved on ihe Board for the full year atiendance was vartable due to illness and Board meetings being scheduled at times of major compelilions a situation which could nol be avoided. KELVIN MALONE BRIDGE CENTRE DIRECTORS, REPORT 2022-23 The Company Secretary is Sarah Witchell, who is not a mernber ofthe Board. OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES The Centre's Objects are exclusively for charitable purpose for the benefit of the public through: the advancement of amateur sport by promoting the game of bridge for the benefit of the residents of the Greater Belfast area; the provision of facilities for the learning. teaching and playing of bridge for the benefit of the residents of the Greater Belfast area with the object of improving conditions of life. The Centre provides facilities for learning and improving bridge playing. These facilities are advertised in the local press and club website. They include- Premises. tables, boards and bidding boxes- Courses are run for beginners; Classes to improve skills and enjoyment of the game are organised: Club competitions are held over the course of the year; While open to all, participants predominantly tend to be those nearing retirement age who may wish to take up a new activity invotving mental exercise rather than physital exercise. Benefit also arises from the social contact among older people. reducing isolation, creating Opportunity to establish new friendships and for establishing playing partner5. Overall, the facilities and activities provided by the Kelvin Malone Bridge Centre offer both mental stimulus and social contact, providing identifiable benefits for the participants. A membership structure has been adopted purely for administrative purposes and for the better delivery of benefits. Membership in practice is cross community, open to all, with fee5 set at the affordable level. Any potential harms are outweighed by the service benefits and alleviated through 3 formal process of regu13r risk assessments alongside health and safety procedures. There are no prwate benefits to any individuals connected with the organisation. The Trustees have had regard io the guidance issued by the Charity Commission under section 4lbl of the Charities Act (the public benefit requirement statutory guidance). ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR MEMBERSHIP At 31st March KMBC had 211 paid up members. This reflects 3 net reduction in the number of members of 37. BRIDGE SESSIONS Face-to-Face {FZF) Monday evenings Wednesday afternoons Friday mornings and afternoons We have eight TDS who run our four F2F sessions each week and on average we have 95 tables each month. KELVIN MALONE BRIDGE CENTRE DIREcfoRS' REPORT 2022-23 Irirtual on BBO Tuesday evenings Saturday evenin85 We have a rota for four TDS to set up and run the BBO sessions each Tuesday and Salurday. These continue to be very popular. providing a 51eady income for the Club. A great variety of players enter these sessions, some comin8 from Wales, Scotland and En8lan(i. Competitions Kelvin took part in two F2F interclub duplicate sessions on 21 November 2022, and 27 February 2023. The Noreen Jack safver competilion look place on 9th Febnjary 2023 and was well attended by club members with 9 tables playing. The Doreen Spence trophy competition took place over 4 se55￿n$ in April and May 2023 BRIDGE LESSONS We are delighted that once again we are able to offer bridge lessons thank5 to John and Hilary Ferguson. These generally have been well attended though unfortunatety there were not enough people interested in the Beginners sesston to allow these to run. Novice5= Wednesday mornings134 tables) Improvers.. Thursday mornings 134 tables) BUILDINGSIINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYIDEAUNG Buildings Tests undertaken include= Annually= 8a5 boiler. portable appliances. intruder alami, fire 3lami. emergency li8hting and extinguishers Five yearty: fixed wiring All locks and window hinges serviced in June 2022. Inforniation Technolor We are always considering options for updoting the WiFi facility and it is noted that a solution which is both cheaper and provide5 a stronger WiFi Signal has now been identified. Thi5 will allow a radical change as to how we run our session5 electronically resulting in a simpler, quicker and less tedious process for all concerned. This new system will be introduted in the Summer of 2023. Two laptOP5 were replaced in March 2023 Dealing Our equipment continues to run very successfully and gNen the fewer number of sets dealt we foresee no need to have the dealing machine ser4iced this year. Dealing sessions conlinue on a four weekly basis on a Monday aftemoon with ieams of four or more ensuring a very smooth opera140n. SCHOOLS. BRIDGE PROJE There h35 been no further work in primary 5chwls however, cknse invoivement with. and support of, the Junior sertion of NIBU continue5.