BANBRIDGE AMATEUR BOXING CLUB TRUSTEES REPORT 2026
1.Name of Club
2.Charity Commission number
3.Date of Return
4.Purpose of Charity
5.Report approved by trustees
6.Report timespan
7.Purposes of Charity
8.Commissions public benefit
9.Charity’s financial position
10.Funds in deficit
11.Trustee report signatories
1. BANBRIDGE AMATEUR BOXING CLUB
2. NI Charity Commission Number; 102227
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3.DATE COVERED BY THIS REPORT
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1 APR 2025 – 31 MAR 2026
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The Purpose of your Charity;
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The Club is established to advance sport, to advance physical education and the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation by the provision or assistance in provision of facilities for the playing of boxing and other activities capable of improving health and well being for the benefit of the public, and in particular but not exclusively children and young people aged between 10 and 18 years.[therein after called the beneficiaries] of the Banbridge area and its environs of County Down in particular, but not exclusively,[ herein after called the ‘area of benefit”]without distinction of age, gender, sexual orientation, disability/ability, race, political, religious or other opinion by associating the statutory authorities, voluntary organisations and the inhabitants in a common effort to improve the conditions of life for the said beneficiaries in the interests of social welfare and in particular:
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[a] to advance physical education, health and well being and promote amateur sport through the training, teaching, coaching and playing and competition of boxing and through such other means as the committee think fit in accordance with the law of charity
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[b]to encourage youth participation through the provision of a safe environment for children and young people to learn and participate in boxing as to develop their physical, mental and social capabilities
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[c] To advance the education of the beneficiaries in health related issues, including obesity, healthy eating and physical activity by such charitable means as the committee determine
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[d] to relieve poverty by enabling the beneficiaries to participate in boxing through the provision of funds towards equipment and coaching which they would not otherwise be able to afford
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[e]to promote conflict resolution and community harmony by the provision of opportunities to socialise with others from different cultures and communities in the area of benefit through the participation of boxing
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[f]to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with children and young people aged 10 to 18 years old who are socially excluded or at risk of social exclusion from becoming socially excluded in order to relieve the needs of those people who are socially excluded or at risk of social exclusion and assisting them to integrate into society
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[g]to advance any other exclusively charitable purpose as the committee may from time to time, decide in accordance with the law of charity.
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The report was approved at the AGM which was held on 09 September 2025 in the Club by the following trustees:
Anne Murphy Martin Casey Shauna McKay Martin Foy Catherine Havern Completed registration forms are kept on file.
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The time frame that this trustee report relates to is – 1April 2025– 31 March 2026
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A summary of the Charity’s main activities to further its purposes for the public benefit and the main achievements / targets achieved in the year;
CLUBMARK
We have retained the CLUBMARK standard of governance excellence from Sport Northern Ireland. We continue to hold this certificate of excellence.
Boxing
Training, boxfit and exercise programmes are timetabled in the club daily including specific seminars and competitions. Sessions are delivered by IABA Fundamentals and Level 1 qualified coaches. The following programmes have been delivered in this time frame:-
Open evenings Boxfit for Autism Boxfit for adults Boxfit for Primary and Secondary schools Boxing training for beginners aged 10 to 18 years Boxing training for competitive boxers. Coaching seminar. Training for volunteers Competition events
Boxers have competed in Championships at county, provincial and national and international levels.
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Finance
Accounts attached
We have attracted new specialist instructors and new activities to the club which has been a tremendous enhancement to our finances.
Grants from PHA, UK Youth, Community Foundation, and the Education Authority and donations have helped with our running costs.
Volunteers
We actively recruit and promote volunteers and they assist in the delivery of all our programmes. They are a tremendous asset to the running of our Club.
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The Trustees have had regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit requirement;
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Brief Synopsis of the Charity financial position;
The Club is in a viable position where we can focus on building capacity and reaching our objectives.
We have sourced and secured grants to further our objectives.
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Details of any fund held by the Charity that was materially in deficit at the end of the year and steps taken by the Charity Trustees to eliminate the deficit; NONE
Report is signed by
CHAIRPERSON ANNE MURPHY
SECRETARY DANIEL NICKELS