Charity iEgi£tered nuniber- NICI 02756
HMRC Cliarity registered nuiiiber- NT00498
Lisburn Racquets Club
Accounts for the year ended
31 March 2024

Lisburii Racquets Club
Ac¢ountsfor theyear éitded 31 Murch 2024
Contents
Page(s)
Refer¢nie and adiiiinTftrative d¢lails of the Charity, Truslees and Adviser
Tru>te¢S' Teport
Independent aiiditors. report
ststeiiient of fu￿￿¢1a1 activities
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Balaiice sheet
Cash flow slat¢i)i¢iit
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Notes to the aii.oiints
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Reference and administratlve details of the Charity, Trustees and Advisers
Management Committee
Trustees
David Mcclay (Honoi'ary Chairnian)
Philip Wariiock (Hoiioi'ary Treic ￿l￿er
Grk]l)èin Heiiderson (Hoi)orary Seir¢tary)
Jeff K¢aroii
June Fahy
L¢slit Clegg
Doug Wat￿Lin
Kcn Moore
Sttiart Lightbcdy (rtsign¢d Sept¢inber 2023)
Stephen Calow (rcyigued April 2023)
Wesley Shaimon (Trn¢tee ChairiJan)
Saiidra Orr (Tniqtee Se¥relary)
DaTrid Mcclay
Jiilie McHeiiry
Nicky Kirk
Steplieii Orr
GTaliam HenderiLin (resigned SepteinLier 2024)
Jeff K¢aion (fi>igned Septeiiibe.r 20?4)
Kcn G¢Ll1'ge Nixon (i'esigned Septeiiibcr 2024)
St¢ph¢i) Calow (LCSLgiied April 2023)
Registered officelPrincipal address
36 Belfa*t Road
Ltsburn
Co Antrini
BT27 4AS
Registered auditors
Bankers
ASM (D) Ltd
AIB
35 Univer%ity Road
Belf,i%l
Co Antrini
Chartered Aiioiinl8llt8
79 Cuiiiiingliains Lane
Duiig&lllllOII
Co Tyrone
BT716BX
BT7 IND
Solicitors
Charity Registered Number
jose.ph Lovkjiart & Sons
B<l¥lielors Walk
Lisburn
Co Antrim
BT28 IXJ
NIC102756
HMRC Charity Regfistered Number
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Trustees, report for the year ended 31 March 2024
The Tru>ltt$. pr￿5￿1]l their ai)nual i'eport aiid audited aiioiints for the yLar ended 31 MaiLlI 2024. The Trugte-
hawe adopted ihe pro￿1510118 of tlie Chai'ilies Act (Norther]i Irelaiid) 2008 as aiiiei)ded by the Clidrities Act
(Northeni Irelaiid) 2013, Ihe Charities (Acioiinls and Reports) Regulalioiis (Northern Ireland) 2015. the Chaiities
Act (Nordiern Ireland) 2022 and the AiLounling and Reporting by Charities.. Sialeineiit of Rei.oiiiiiieiided PidknliLe
applicable to cliarilies preparing their aLLoiints in aiiordcillbe Wlth the FinaDuial Reportiiig Siandard applivabl¢ in
the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) leflekntive l Janiiary 2015) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), thi FinAlluial
Reportiiig Standard appliiable in the UK and Repiiblic of Irelaiid (FRS 10?).
Reference and administrative details of the Charity, Trustees and Advisers
Lisbuiii Raiquels Club is an unincorporated cl)arity aiid does not liape a sl)are vapital. The refei"¢i)be aiid
adniiiii%lriitive detai15 of the Cliaiity, Trufilt￿S aiid Ad￿ istis are li%led on page l. Chai'ity stattis was aihieved on 4
Feb￿ary 2016 with tl)e Cliarity Coiiiii)isqioii for Norilitrii Irelai)d ai)d on 21 Marbli 2016 with HM Revci)Iie aiid
Ciiqlonis.
Structure? governance and management
L1$bi￿n Rai-quets Club is a charity that exiqts to provide fac&lilies and an eni'iroIuiieiit for the proinolioii aiid
adTranceiiieiit of ainaleur raLL]Liels sports aiid other sports that ii<e ihe facilities. Li4hum Raiiiucls Club. fouiided
1971, 15 th¢ playing aiid Koiial fatyililies of Il)ree ainJteuT Sports clubs, naniely Hildeii Teiiiiis Cliib, founded 1923,
Alpha Badinintoi) Club, fouiided 1932, aiid Li%bum Rak.Liu¥ls Sqiia<h Club, founded 1971. The sports cliibs have a
joint subsil'lptioii ¢olle¥led by the Lisl)um RavLiLiets Club whose Tru8tecs and Maiiageiiieiit Coinniittee are
rknt•poiisible for the fmancial inaiiag¢iiieiit of the Charity.
The tliree sports cliibs ai£ affiliated lo their rispe¥live Goiemiiig Bodi¢> aiid Opeldte under their guid411)i¢
parliLulaily as I'egards Child Safety. Alplia Badiiiinloii Club aiid Liqhiirn RavLiiiels Sq13ash Club h&￿t achie￿ed the
CliibniarkNI aw'ard and Hilden Teiinis Club is currciitly prcpiaring ils application. Meiiibei'ship of t]ic Cliib is open
to CWti}"one without aiiy I'bslrictioiis. Meiiiberil)ip sli*nds at ak)Pl"LThjimately 800 with about 500 beiiig under-18.
Most of the children and adults play more than one sport at allocated tiiii¢s eaih wt.ek all Jcar roiind.
Governance
Lisburn Ra￿qUet¥ Club is go￿"trned undcr its Rules as well as gei)eral eiiiploj'nient and other legislation applicable
to Northein Ireland. Any proposed chonges lo the coi)stilution or rules al'e subIiiitled 10 the AGM 01 an EGM. The
Il¥S State that tbt ManaUc￿ellt Cojlltnittee is appointed partly by the Tnigtetys aiid partly by the tbree Spoils Cliib
Conuiiittekns. The Bohi'd of Trustees aiid the Maiiagciii¢.iit Coniiiiittce siipeivise aiid conli.ol the filla11L￿s of the
sports clubs alld are al%0 fuSPOllsible for Ilie day lo day fw)ctioiiiiig of the Ra¥quels Club and the repair and
maintellaii¥e of its facililies.
The three sports Clubs appoint sub-¢oinn)itteiS whose main purpose if the adN'aiiieinent and inai)ag&niellt of their
owii racquets sport in coiisultdlion with the Tnisle¢> alld ma￿age.￿¢￿t col￿nittee. The sports clulis, ad￿1￿1%1[dt10n
is approved by their Sports Go￿¢m11]g Bodies parliuularly knollknei'ning Child Care and th¥ qualifi¥alioii of coailies.
Trustees and Management Committee
The Trustees ai)d m￿lage1neI1t Coniinittee as at 31 Marbli 2024 are as oiitliiied on page l. The Tw%tii-i meet foi
tiiiies a y¢ai' and the MaLiag¢iiieiit Coiiiinittee meets iiiore fi'eLiueiitly, geiiei"&lly eaknh month. The day lo day
niaiiary¢nienl of the Charity is ca￿led out by thc Mii)agLm¥iit CoinmittLL and ilie Charity's eleited officials, the
Hoiioraiy Secretary, the Hoiiorary Trea￿tirer aiid the Hoiiorary Chairiiian. The proc.e.dure for appoiniiiig and traiiiii)g
new tru￿teLs is dealt with by the existing trusleis aiid maiiaoeiiieiit LoInintttee as set out in the rules. The Truqtekns
the uxi*ting giluatioii of the Charity aiid the role Ihe ruliriiig Iruslee fulfilled. before looking at the sk-ills ai)d
coll)pelen￿1eS required in I'¢pl&iiiig the1￿. Upon eleknlion ea￿h tnistee or coiniiiillee meiiibei. is giveii a copy of the
Charity rulcs and the latest anniial report and also intt'odiiced to the legal and opeidlioi)al aspe¥ts of the Charity to
en8iire they hawe undeisl¢ll)diiig of the nature of Charity and the rcsponbibilities and diittes tliat go with their
po<ilion.
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Induction and training is provided via on the job tiaining by the existing Chairman aiid Board of Trustees with a
vitw to the hiblory,baik81'OIILid of the Cliarity and its visioivaitns aiid Pdlso lo dis¥iiqS expeil(Ilions re role and wliat
th6y cali bring to the Cliarity. Bawk-grouiid copies of mee.tings and the Conilitutioii ai)d otl)ei' releN-ant
dovuiiienlatioii are provided.
Objectives and activities
The priniipal akntiwilies of the Charity are unilianged from last Jcar and are th¢ pion)otion and ad￿a1)Venient of
amalcur sports and in particular ratyqll¢t sports.
The objeLts of the Charity al'e:
a) To pi"oimole ai)d ¥llioiirage the playing of raiquet sports
b) To pi"o]note alld en¥ourage int¢re>t in 8POrt in gciieidl, but in particiilar ra¥quels spoits ￿]d to oi'g¢tnise
Soiial aiid reirtalioi)al faiilities, eiilei'l&iiiiii¢llts, funclioiis, sport meetinos, leilutes, fllins and all other
sucli a¥livitÈes atkd sports or gttnii.s as the Charity inay deiide oil behalf of tlie nieiiibers.
) To Supply fiThLThd alld rtfresliiiieiils to menibei's aJ]d other visitors and generally to atford the meiiibeis all tbe
privilegkns and adTrantages of a cliarity.
The objeknls include ¢slablishii)g. maiiaging and conducting a sports ¢lub to proniote the playing of badininton,
sqi?ash, tennis, table tennis aIid otliei" similar spoi.ting pursuit5 and provide ii)%lniknlion, tuition, conpeiiieiices, sports.
ganies ai)d recrcatioiis for nienibers and visitors.
The purposc aiid ai1115 of tlie Cliarity is to coi)tribiite to the life of the Ioial coIniiiunity by pro￿lding a friendly,
sporting and Souial eiiviroiiiiient, open to all. Whei'e people of all agknS niay Soiialise. exeriise aiid be helped aiid
eLliouFaged to play a wariety of sports lo their own level of liidi￿lduaI laleiit. Cunifort aiid ainbition, includii)g
piow'iding the opportunity to rcprcsent the cliib aiid Noi'ihern Irelaiid, Ulster and Irelaiid coilipetiti￿eIy. All pro&"ided
at a cost that is affordahle and gives goi)d ￿alue and wiiliin an enpironii)enl of first cla%S facilitie>.
The stiategy of the Charity in 2024 was to continiie with Ihcse objeuts and a¥livities and to develop fiirilier the
aa￿a1]cell]el]L of aiiiate,ur sport. In the fInan￿la1 year ending 31 Marbli 202), Ihe slrldtegy will be to continiiL. lo biiild
on th¢ strong results and a￿lIVitY levels reknorded in 2024 with activity and participaiion in an)ateur sport inifvcgf ing.
Public benefit
The Tnistees and Managei)iet]t Coiiiinitie¢ b¢li¢v¢ that the Charity provides a public benefit in a nuiiiber of" waj's
aiid liiiist obviously tl)rough ils efforts to proniote the ad￿a￿Le1]Ient of anialeur sport. Thc Charity's niain purpose is
the ad￿di]l.LIIl￿11t of raiqucts sports and oihcr SPLli"ts Ihal iiqe the faiililics. These bodies or individiials ii¢e the
Charity's faiilitics for the piirpoSiS of *d￿Ani71]g that partiLiilar spoit or gdnic and by promi)ting liealih throiigh
pbyslknal e.Kertion. All ii<trs of tbe Charity art aillalcur and the fa￿llItiCS are aiailable withoiit rebtriclion to all
meiiibers of the public. The facilities of the Cbarity have beeii Usid extensively dliring the yknar by meiiibers and
visitors for the adTrallceiiieiit of ainaleiir sport aiid this is furtlitr desil'ibed in the 'Ac.hieveineiits alld perfonDtince'
seition of this report. While there is alwdj's a ri%k of injury Ihroiigh the participation in aiDaleur sport, that risk is
generally low and the Charity has a stroiig history of mininial accidetits and injuries revorded at the Charity by its
u%ers aiid coiiiplies with all Health & Safety requirenient%. The Trustees coiifinii tiiat they Ilawe had due re￿Trard to
guidankne produitd by the Chaiity Coninii%%ioii and Ilial the Chaiity kontinues io nie.et ilie public beiiefil
reLiuirèiiieiit. The Trusl¢LS ha￿t read <eL-lions 32, 33 aiid 34 of the Cl)arilies (Aciounts aiid Reports) Regulatioiis
2015 aL]d confirni the Charity Trusl¢es liaTre coinplied witli the duty lo haTre rebiai-d lo the guidAnkne i<%ued by the
Coiiimi%%joii under 8eition 4lb)' (the public beii¢fil reLiuifrincnt sldliitory guidfftnie) to eii<ure that the aLlivities
have helped to aknliieve the Cl)arily's pury)Q5Ls aiid p1-o￿lde a beiiefit lo the beiieficiaiies.
Exemptions fi'om disclosure
The Cliarity has not a￿alled of any exeiiiptions froin discln4ure.
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Achievements and performance
The Tniqlees Tepori on a y¥ar that Thas one of Ilie highest lefvels of aitivity and participation at the cliarity ai)d
faLilities. Visitor bookii)8s aIid nieiiibei'bliip are al 501I)e of the higliesl levels ever Sitii. Tn the finaniial Jknar lo 31
Marili 2024, the Charity perforiiied well giveii the iiiflAlion iEiiE)aknt 01) iiicrL2%ed COs1s, in partityular wagkns and
energy Coils. Following sigiiifiiaIit expeiidilure in previoiis yuars on the fabric of the biiilding, the curreiit year has
setii reduced Lapltal spend, with new g2< s healers foi. 2 sqiiash courts ai)d ionie b1L r eqiiipiiient replac.eiiieiil. Tlie
Triigtees believe the preinis15 are in the best coiidilion they have beeii for niaiiy years.
In prior ￿earS the T￿qt¢￿S and Manageii)eiil Cominiltee established a multi-￿tar plan with Thorking groups created
to foc.us on key areas of rhe Charity so as lo achieve nieai)ingful pi'ogre%S on the¥e aiiiis 0￿"tr the nexl nuinber of
yiai"s. The5￿ key aruas are facilities iinpruvuiiient, inforiiiation teihnology, proiiiotion and advertising of
nieiiibei sliip and vibitor serviLis and SLliial akntivities. During the year s0)ii¢ progri>g w'as iiiade on thL-se arknas by
the workiiig groups and thi-se reIiiain areas of fiTri-iis foi- the kn01i1inb y"eai"s.
The Charity has been d¢>igL)ated as The National Badniinton Ceiitr¢ by tht GoTrerning Body wlio ii¥e it for their
collipetitions and training. Siiiiilarly netball use it for trc?iniiig their elito playei's and for thell. Dikibion I leagu¢
iiialuhes. The Charity is honie for S￿￿¢[&1 iieiball and baiketball teains ￿]d cliibs ￿ld the UlbleT Badminton League
play their leagut niatuhes at the premiseg. Some Ioial scliools iise the Charity for their P.E. cla.%4es of netball and
bad￿l￿t0￿ in the aftemooDs and for their inler-siliool ionipetitions irL thiSL spiorts.
The iiiain hall has 900 ble2i.li¢r seals aiid has beeii Dsed SULLL5£￿1IY for iiiajor piibli¢ised eveiits in badniinton,
table tei)iiis. netball, ba;ke.tLiall, taekTh'ondo aiid judo. In aLqditioii, a nuiiibLr of Iokal citiz¢iis play 5-a-side football
aiid also soiiie boiik courts for an OCChNional ganie of badniinlon, leiuiis or 8qua%h. The go￿.emil]g bodiis of
Badiiiinton and Table Teiinis reiil offi¥¢S al the Charity facilitie>. The Chai'ity also reiils ils lounge for varioiis
acti￿ itits Sil¥h as Bridge, Yoga. Daiityiiig, Sal%d and quizzts. The loiinge is alNO u%knd for ineinber aiid visitor social
engageii)eiits as well as a signifiiaiit nuinber of cliai.ity ftind Idising eveiils.
Going concern
The Charity h88 had a SULLe￿%fUl year in relatioii to growlljg nieinbeiship aiid income at lle￿-1Y all lew"els. In the
riiiaii¥ial year ended 31 mcif￿h 2024, the Charity pejforijied well giveii the iiiipact of inflation alld in¥ieii<ed co81s,
in particular to w'ages aiid energy. Ca%h balaiiues held up well diiring the curi¢iit fiiiaiicial year &nd tlie Charity is
well plaied to coiitinuc operiiling with foreia%ls aiid biidgets gliowing that the Charity has ade.quate resoutLknS 10
continue in optralioiial exiNlenie for the forL)L¥able ￿tUre ai)d froiii at lea>t 12 months froin the date of signing the
financial sl4leinenls. The Charity tliei'efor¢ coiitinuLS to ¢idopt the going Coliknem baqis in prepariiig its financial
stateiiients.
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Environment
The Charity" ie¥otsllisii Its rLsponsibility to catry out ils cliarilable operations whilst iiiiniiiii%ing envii'oniiieiilal
iii)pauls. The Tn]8teib iolltinuid aim is to comply with all appli¥able eiiviioiiiiieiiial legislation, prevent pollulioii
aiid reduue wa>1¢ wlJ¢r¢trer POJbible.
Health and safety
The Charity is coiiiiiiitted lo achieving the highebt practlknablc sldl)daids in health and safely manag¢iiiei)t and
strives to Iiiake all sites and offi￿eS safe en￿'IrOnMei)tS for eii)ploy¢Lb and vi%ilors alike.
Humjn resources
The Cl)arily's iiiost iiiiporlanl ruNI)urce is its people; their knowledge and exptyrieii¥¢ is crucial to nietlii)g Cliai'ilable
ObJe￿tiVes. Reteiitioii of k-ey staff is criliual aiid the chai.ity has ini"¥￿(ed in eiiiployineiit training and developiiiei)t.
Volunteer5
The Charity believes volunteeriiig is a vilal and integTdl part of V4 hcalthy Soi iety- the Charity has depended on the
contribution of ￿0]UnteerS for niany y'¢di's ai)d would like lo exprcss our thanks for the conlTibulion tl)ey iiiake lo the
many akntitrities of the Chai'ity. Voluntuerb for the Chai'ity priniaiily relate to the TriisleLS, Man&geinent CommitleL
and meinbtlb of ￿￿riolIs oiher sportiiig and siib-c.oirnnilt¢iS who fv"olunlccr Ibeir linie and effoits for inany hoiirs
duriiig the yi-ar.
Plans for the future
The Chaiity has a iniilti-year rolling fabilities iiiipruTrenieiit plan siibje¥t lo Funding. The Charity hds plaiis to
iIiiproTre th¢ playing swfaiei, gjiii facilities. aiid conliniie iiiipi'oving the eneigy effiiieiit lightiiig of the Charity
within the iiext few year8 thtLiugh LED light replaienient aiid llltyrealed >iilar p￿Ie15. AddiliL)iial iniproveineiits to
the lowige area, cliaiiging rooini and rttii)ainiiig disabled facilities reijiain as Inore loiig terin plans.
Our aiiibition is to inake our fa¥ilities aiid coa¥hing expertiqe as widely a￿aIlable as PL)*sible, aiid the Charity is
coiitinuinE to foi.us on childrcii's aiid diqabilily ailivities. In this next Jear the Charity will focus on driviiig
iiicreasLd participation at the preIiiiscs owiied by the Charity.
The Cl)arity al%0 aiiiis to Inaintain its po.4ilion as a key Pro￿lder of sporting and liealtli and fitness services in tlie
area.
The TruRlees will coiitiiiue to regulai'ly rek'iew risk polivi¢S aiid Initigatioii slr¢tlegiLS. While the Charity lias solar
pai)tyls on ils i.oof and some LED lights, thc Charity plaiis to ru￿.)ew thiskn to coiisider could inore Teknycling fauililies
and grc611 enti.gy be ulilised within the fai ili(y aiid as noted aLiotre, will foi-us on continued ii)Iproveiiieiit in eiiergy
efficieiit lighting in tbe sliort leriii.
The Charity has 1niplei￿tnted a mulii-yknar strategic plan to eii.%ure ils objectives. facilities and activities r¢inain
rele￿.ant and nieet the needs of the Ioial coniniunity. The current sli ategic plan will bc siibjeknt lo furilier reTr"iew by
the Tnistees and staff and LOllsiill&lion with ineiiibers, visitors and other lo￿al sliik¥l)olders. The plan include>
review of fatyilities, infonnation tevl)Dology, promolion and ad￿ertIling of meiiibership and Vi>ltor seTritywS to
eii.%iire Ilie Charity has a foknu%ed approavh to futui'e fiiianie, dire¥.lion and deTrelopiiieiit.
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Financial review
The acuounts are pre.stnted in th¢ staiidard foriiiat requir¢d by the Charities Act (Noriheiij Ire.laiid) 2008 as
aiiiended by the Charities Act (Nortliern Ireland) 2013, the Charities (AiLLiiinls and Reports) Regiilations (Northern
Ireland) 2015, th¢ Charities Act (Northtrn Ireland) 2022 and the Charitics SORP (FRS 102) and FRS 102.
Results
The mAin pun)oge of the Charity is the proTriston of sports facilities for men)bers of the piiblic to play their sports in
a well-lnaiitged enTrirolliiient. Iniorne is generdled by niei)Iber's siibsiriplions and froni the hire of fai ilities to
visitors. Th¢ Charity recoi'ded a siii'pliis of £37,431 {2023.' siiiylus of £151,017) for th¢ finaiiiial Jear. As the
Charity is a not for profit oi'gdl)iNalion, aiiy siirpliis is re-1n￿"ebted in llnproviiig the facilitieg of the Charity aiid used
to further proiiiote wid ad￿k￿Le the partliipatioii in the sports iioing the fai.ilities. The Chftiity has iio debt with
banks but has beiiefitt¢d froiii loaiis froin meiiibei's aiid friends of the Cliarity of £1:150 (2023: £4,250) ￿]d a ts'ade
loai) of £1,94912023-. £1,949). Tlie cliarity beiiefitted froiii £3,100 (20?3: £116,375) of loai)s being W£iived dui'ii)g
the y.knar aiid doiiated to the Charity. For further del4ils refer to iiotes 12-13. Thei"e are no iiialerial unknertaii)ties
iiiipai.ting the Charity'g ability to continue as a going Coliiem.
Reserves polley
The Charity's polikny IS to r¥lain a level of fr¢¢ rknSilTr￿￿ or g¢neral wliiih niatLI)cs ils needs at the LLirrtnt
time and in the forLSLcable fiiture. Free rLsLrves are thi)%e uiirc>lrikt¢d rC￿er￿LS not invL51ed in fixed <l%%Lts. which
are ai'ailable for g¢ncral iise.. The free res¢Tris I"eLiuired will be sufficieiit to iiieet the TuiiniiJg coqts for a pei.iod
equiTralent to approximately 12 months of expeiiditui'e. This polikny is reviewed aiiniially. The Trustecs haTre
dLvtlopcd a plan to establish and Eiiainlain at lea%t this level of rebeThe>. Thc iiiain reaijin for holding r¢>eiTr¥S 15 to
¢ll5111"e that the Cliarity has eiiough Tisoiifies 10 fund the progrdnuiies it is supporting and to hold siiffitylillt
resOUICeb lo meet its coniiiiitnieiitq. The Trust¢i5 believe that oiir Reserve> Poli¥y is both respionsible aijd prudeiil.
At 31 Martyli 2024 the g¢ii¢ial TL>¥rves are £1,073,597 (20?3.. £1,036,166) and the Charity has net a%%¢ls of
£1,073,597 (?023.. £1,036.166). The niain sourknes of fuodiiig are visitor inionie and incLiiiie fi'Liill me.Liibers'
sub>criptjOJl8.
Risk management
The Truqtees ha￿¢ the major ri8k's to whi¥h the Charity is exposed, in particular those related lo the
operatioiis aiid fii)allies of the Chai'ity aiid are salisfitd that Sjileiiis are in pla¥¢ to mitigatc any exposiii'e to the
niajor ri.4k<. The Truslekns perfom] ali aiiiiEial review of the riqks the Charity inay fac.e (in partlkniilar th￿5￿ incIuL1e
di%f?*ler planning, Lhild piuleilion and health and safety iN%Lies, as well as inteinal controls over finanue). The
Trii*lees have establi.qlied SJiteii)s and procediir¢s to iiiitig<ile thLThse risk-%, aiid rugularly rewiew the ii)Ipleiiienlatioii
of Èhese proiedures to mitllldle aiiy pottnlial in)pail on the Chaiily should thLThse riiks iiiaterialise. The iiiemliers of
the Maiiageinent Coinmittee also act as the Ri8k Comiiiittee.
The key bontrols Used by Ihc Charity includc-
Foiiiial ageiidas foi- Trustee iiieetiiigs. M&n2g<meiit Con)iiiiltee, sub-cominitte¥S and Spilrting club
ni¢eling5
Coii)preheiibive straiegic planiiing, budg¢ting aiid n)anagei)ienl accoiii)tiiig
E8lkbli8lied orgai)j<cltioiial and govemanke slniknNre aiid. liii¥i of reporting
Formal written policies
Hierarchical autbori#¢ilioll alld approfval levels.
As regai'ds finaniial risk., the Cbarity fa¥¢S th¢ risk that its income is solely dependent on attraiting peL)ple to usc its
fa¥ilitics. It has to CLinip¢t¢ in a coiiipctitivc nknik-cl for leisiire facililiES aiid Ihei'efore has lo ei)%urc ils fa¥ililics and
priiLi al'e coiiiparable to its c.oiiipetiloi.s whilst still pi'onioliiig ifs cliarilable objeclii'"es. Furiheiniore expeiiditw'e oll
lei%ui'e activitie> Cali be aff¢¥ted by ¢xteTiial ecollojllic conditions and thiis the Charity needi to be able to lope with
and appropriately respoiid lo cliaiiges in deniaiid.
ASM

Li.shurn Racqiiels Cliib
Accouiitsfor theyear ended 31 March 20?4
Pagé 7
Trustees, report for the year ended 31 March 2024 (Cont'd)
Risk management (continued)
The iiahii'e of the Charity's faknilities alqo nieaiii that there will periodiially need lo be significant investnient to
ailliain and inodeillise the facilities in line with cliaiiging cusloni¢r expeiliilions. The Chat'ity Iherefoie needs to
eiibiire iliat there is a loiig terin robiiRt biisine<s plaii to eii*UI"e that it is aL)le to uontiniie to operdle within the
Charitable Tnist's aN'ailable rLiollfies oTrer the loiig tenn.
Taxation status
Li*burii Racquels Club is a charity re¥ogni5ed by HM Revenue & Cuqloiiis, and. as %uch. is entitled lo certain tax
exeiiiptiofts on iiicoine aiid pi"ofits froin invvStiiienls aiid surpluNes on aiiy ti'ading activities carried on in
rilierdiice of its priiiiary obj￿tIvis. if tliese profits aiid surplusis are applied solely for charilable puryoscs.
Statement of Trustees, responslbilities
The Tru8te¥S are r¢sponsible for preparing the a1￿ll81 report aJ)d tlie akni-ounts in aiioradnkne with applibable law and
rcgulations.
The TnisteLS arc I￿spL71]sTb1e for preparii)g the awcoiints for caknh finanknial ycar whi¢h giTr"e a tnic ai)d fair view, in
aLLordantye with Unit¢d Kingdoin Generally Accept¢d ALLoiinling Praill￿t, of the state of affairs of the Cliarity and
of the surpliis OT deficit of the Charity foi. that period. In pre.&)aring thilge aLLounts, the Tnistecs are re.L]iiiI'ed to..
seleLt suitable accounliiig policies and then apply thLin coii8isleiiily'
iiiake judgeiiieiits and tsliniales that are rcasonable and prudent- and
prepare Ibe accounts on the goiiig iOlli¢rJ] basis, unleis It is inappropriat¢ to prknsijllle that the Charity will
continue in bii8ine.88. in which case. th¢r¢ should be supporting a%%Liinptsolls or qualifI¥ations as nect%%ary.
The Twsteei coufm tbat thev have coniplied with the above r¢ilUlI'eiiieiJt8 in pr¢paring the abcoiint8. The Trustee)
are re%poii.%ible for keeping proper aicoiinting records that di>cIo>e with Tia<oJ]&ble a￿LUraCY at aiiy tiiiie the
ruiaiicial Pilfltiou of the Charity aiid ell¢ible Ibelli to ei)Nive that the aLLOimiS coiiiply with the SORP wid the
Charities Act {Norlliei"ii Iielai)d) 20L18. They are al<0 rEbPOI)sible for safeguardiiig the a%%tls of the Charity aiid
heiice for takiiig reaboiiable steps for the preveiilion and deLeition offraud aiid other irre¥ulai'iti¢s.
Statement of disclosure of information to audltors
So far as eauh of the Truste¥S in office at the dale of appro￿￿1 of thi-se. acioiints is all.￿e:
there is no Tele￿.allt audit inforn)ation of which the Charity's auditors are wiaware. alld
they hawt take.n all Ilie sleps ihat they ought lo have tak'eii in ordLr lo make theiiiselves aware of aiiy rele￿.41]t
aiidit inforinalion and to ¥blabliqh that the Charity's auditors are aii'are of that infoi"Inalion.
Independent auditors
The auditors, ASM (D) Lid. hlc ve indiknaled tlieir willingness to a¥uePt 0￿}Ce, a]id a rknbolulioii c.oncerning tlieir
appoinlnient will be proposed al the Annual GeIieral Me¢ling.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees
Davi
Mcclay
Trustee
24 June 2024
ASM

Li.Fb14rii Racquets Club
Accoiiiitsfor tlieyetsr ended 31 Mrtrch 2024
Page 8
Report of the independent auditors to the members of Lisburn Racquets Club
Opinion
We have aiiditLd the ai.i.ounts of Lisburn Raknqutls Cliib for thc Y￿aT cndcd 31 Maiknli 2024 wliiknh comprise die
statenient of finani ial ai.tivÈties, the balan￿¢ sheet and the related notes. Thcse avcounts have been prepared under
the accoimting poli¢ies sel out Ih¢rein.
In our opittioii the aiiLiiirkls'.
give a trne and fair view of the slate of the Charity's affairs as ai 31 MarLh 2024 aiid of its inioniiiig resL)ur¢es
aiid application of resoufieg, illLluding its il)i 011le and expeiiditure, for the ￿tar Iheii eiidLd'
haTre beeii properly prepared in ai¥ordaiikne with United Kingdoin G¢i)erally AiCePt¢d Aiiounting Pra￿tiLe.
aiid
haTre beeii prepared in a¢wordaiic¢ with the r¢quireinei)ts of the Charities Act (Northern I￿e1￿]d) 2008.
Basis of opinion
We condiicted our audit in aciordaiice witb International Standards on Aiidiling (UK) (TSAS (UK}) and applicable
law. Our responsibilities under tlioie standards are further dcbil'ibed in the Auditors. respoiisibilities for the aiidit
of the aciounts Siition of our ieport. We are inde.peiideiil of the cliai'ity in ai.iOI"daiiie willi the eihiial i"LqUlI-emei)ts
that arkn fLlknl."ant lo our aiidit of tlie aLiOUllts iii thkn UK. iniludiiig the FRC'5 Ethical Stindard ai)d we ha￿￿ fulfilled
oiir ethical rebponsibilitivs in accordankne Wlth IhLbb requir¢iiienls. We belie￿￿ that the audit evidence we have
obiain¢d is sufficieiit aiid appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
We hawe nothing to report in rtipe¥t of the following matters in relation to which the ISAS (UK) require us to
report to Jou where..
the trustees, use of the goiiig concerii ba¢is of aicounling in tbe piep&r¢ilion of the aciollots is not appiL)pi"iate'
or
the trustecs have not disilosed in the aicounts any id¢.ntified inaterial unceitainlies that i)iay cast significant
doubt about the cliarilies ability lo coiitinue to adopt the 8oiiig Collveni bagis of aiiounting for a period of at
Icast t￿.elve moi)ths froin the date when the acLoiints ar¢ authorised for is>Ue.
Other information
The other inforiiiation coinpri>e.s the infonnalioii included in the Tnislees, repLirt aiid aviounls, other tlian the
aiioiinls aiid our auditors. report thtreon. The Inibltes are resp)oiisible for the otli¢r ii)foniialion. Our opinion on
th¢ a¥¥Ollllts does nol CO￿.er the otlier infori)ialioi) aiid, exiept lo the exteiit othenvise ¢xpli¢iily blliled in our report,
we do not any fonn of asburdil￿e coiiclusioii theieon. In ioiiiie¥lioii with our audit of tlie aLiounls, our
rcbpoi)sibility is to read the other infoniiatioii ai)d. in doing <0, coi)bidor whether the other infoi'iiialion is materially
illiOllSlqtei)t with the accounts or oiir kn)owledge obtained in the aiidit or othenviJe ai)pears lo be Iiiaterially
niiqstated. If wc idciitify Sil¥h niaturial incon£i¥ten¥ies or appai.ent inatcrial niis%taleiiieiits, we ar¢ r¥quif¢Li to
d¢l¢iilline wliether thei'e is a material mi%%thl¢iiieiil in thc aLLLiiinls or a niatei'ial mi8%latemcnt of tbe oih¢r
infotniation. If, ba%ed on the work we kLave peifoiTri¢d. we concliide that there is a nial¢rial miis11ltenient of this
other inforniatioll we are required lo report Iliat fll￿t.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Respectlve rcsponsibilities of Trustees and auditors
As explaine.d more fully in the Trustee's Respoiisibilities Stateuieiit b¥t out on page 7 the Ti￿St<￿S arc rebpoiisible
for the prepaidlioll of the aiioullts whiib give a true alid fair view. Our rvsPOL)4ibility is to aiidil aLid expre>) ali
opillion oil Ilie aiiounls in aiiord¢iiice with rele￿￿1t legal alld i'egulalory requirenitnls and Inteniational St&iidards
on Auditiiig (UK aiid Ireland). ThL)se slAiidaids reL]IIiTe us to coiiiply with the Aiidilillg Praitices BLThard's {APB's)
Ethiial Standards for Auditors.
ASM

Li.¥hurii RaLquets Club
Accouiitsfor theyear elided 31 March 2024
Page 9
Report of the independent auditors to the members of Lisburn Racquets Club
(cont'd)
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and auditors cont'd
We rcport lo yoii our opinion as to wliether the acii)unls gifve a true and fair view aiid are properly prepared in
aCc.ordan￿c with the Charities Act {Nortl)ern Irelaiid) 20o)8. We alqo report to you, if in our opinioii. Ilie Charity has
not kept proper a¥¢ountii)g records or if we ha￿¢ iiot reLeived all t]ie inforiiiation aiid explaiiations we re(]uire for
our aiidil.
This report is niad¢ solely to the club's meliibers, as a body, in aiiordaiive with the Cliarities Act {Northern Ireland)
2008. Our aiidit work has been undeitakeii so that we might state lo t]ie Charity's nien)berb ihilse niatterb I￿e are
reqiiired to slate to them in an aiiditor" s r¢port and foi. no oih¢i' pury)ose. To the fiillcsl ¢xl¥nl peiiiiitt¥d by law, we
do llot aciept or a<%ume reaPOJ)qibility to anyolle other the Chsu-ity aiid the Charity's rneinberi as a body, for
otir audit Iwoi'k. foi this i-eport, or for the opiiiioii we have fomied.
Af-[b)LkJ
ASM (D) Ltd
Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors
Dungannon
Date: J
ASM

Li.sburii Racquets Club
Accouiitsfor tlieyeftr elided 31 March 2024
Page 10
Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2024
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
funds
2024
Total
funds
2u23
'otes
Income from:
Chaiitable activities
Doiiatioiis
Capital gi ¢lJlts
Otlier tI'ading activitli-s
Total incoming resources
493,564
3,100
493,564
3,100
416,673
126,756
15.500
97,960
656,8S9
117,898
614,562
117,898
614,562
Expendlture on:
Charitable activities
Oth¢r trading activities
Total expenditure
(490,973)
(86,158)
(577,131)
(490,973)
(86,158)
(577,131)
(435,685)
{70,187}
(505,872)
Net income
37,431
37,431
151,017
Transfer5 bet￿e¢n fund5
Net mo*ement in funds
37,431
37,431
151.017
Reconcillation of funds:
Tcilal fuiids broiight forwai'd at l April
Total funds carried forward at 31 March
1,036,166
1,036,166
885,149
1,036.166
14
1,073,597
1,073,597
All aniounls aboTre relate to continuing operalioiis of the Chai'ity.
The slaten]ent of f￿￿]Cial autivitI￿s Thas aPpro￿ed by Ilie Tru.%le¢s on 24 June 2024.
Signature:
Trustee- Davld Mcclay
ASM

Li,sbiirn Racquets Club
ALcoiiiilsfor the year elided 31 March 2024
Page 11
Balance sheet at 31 March 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Fixed assets
Tangible fLK¢d %b¢ts
1,015,403
1,015,403
1,034.637
1,034,637
Current asset5
Stl>iks
Debtors
Casb at bank aiid in hand
9,307
34,421
60,795
104,523
9,796
35,382
10,303
55,481
io
Current liabilities
Creditorb.. ￿nOlintS falliiig due within oli¢ year
Net current a$sets
12
(46,329)
58,194
(53,952)
1,529
Tot81 aqsets less current liabilities
TotAI net assets
1,073,597
1,073,597
1,036,166
1,036,166
The funds of the Charity
Total unruslricled funds
1,073,597
1,036.166
Total cbarlty funds
14
1,073,597
1,036,166
The foregoing balaiiue sheet was approved by the Tru%lees on 24 Ju]ie 2024.
Signature:
Trustee-DavRd Mcclay
ASM

Li.fbiirn Racquets Club
AiLOlllltsfor theyértr elided 31 March 2024
Page 12
Cash floiv statement for the year ended 31 March 2024
Notes
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activltles
Net cash geneiated from operuling Atytitritics
Caqh flow from investing actlvities
Purknhas¢ of laiigible assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flow fi-om financing activities
Repayiiienl of loans
Net taqh llsed in financing actlvltles
Net incre2sel(deLrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalent5 2t beginning of the year
Cash and easb equivalents at end of the year
17
62,587
42,812
(12,095)
(12,095)
(74.234)
(74,234)
(6,275)
(6,275}
(37,697)
48,000
10,203
50,492
10,303
60,795
'ASM

Li.¥biirii RaLqiiets Club
Accoiiiitsfoy theyear eitded 31 March 2024
Page 13
Notes to the accounts
Statement of accounting poIicies
The following aLLounting polibies have b¢en Ljsed conqislently in dknaling with itenig wliich are uoiisidered Iiialerial
in relation to the Charity's a¥i.ounts.
Ba.ii.s ofpreparaliort
The ac.counts h&Tre been prepared in aciordankne with the Fiiianuial Re.porting Staiidard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021, the Aiioiinting aiid Reportiiig by Charities.. StalLiiieiil of ReLomniended Pi¢lkntltye
applicable to chariti¢b prepai.iiig their aiioiinls in acLordai)ie Wlth the Finaniial Reporliiig Staiidard applii-able in
the UK aiid Rei)iiblic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effeilive l Janiiary 2015 - (Chaiitiei SORP (FRS 102)}. aiid the
Charities Act (Northern Iielaiid) 2008 as aiiiended by the Cliarilies (AuLounl.s aiid Repoi'tb") Re￿lIatIonS (Northern
Ireland) 2015.
Lisburn Rabiiuels Club nieels the definition of a public entity urider FRS 102. Ass¢ls and liabilitiei are initially
recogiiised at historic.al cost or tr(Ill%dtytion unless othenvise stated in the reletrallt aicoiintiiig policy.
RecoiicEliatioii wiih previous GÈnÉrally Accgpted Aicoun¢iiig Practice
In preparing the.se aLLOUnts. the Trusteus liave coi)sidei'ed wl)eiher in applying the ac¥ounting poliiies required by
FRS 10? atid the Cliarities SORP FRS 102 the rLslal¢nieiit of coin[)ar¢ilive ileIiis wai required.
Jnioniiiig resourcés
All iiiconiing r¢suufbCS al'e in¢luded on the SialLlllCI)t of Financial Act1￿.1t1eS wlien the Charity is legally entitled to
the ii)i.omc, where thei'e is reasiinable iertainty thmt the resC)Il[￿e will be reieived and wli¢r¥ the Tnoiiclary Traliie
be qiiintified with r￿a￿Onable ai¥uraby.
Charitable aLlivitie,*
Iiiuome is included in the stafrincnt of fLnai]iial activities on an 2LLrnals basib and net of VAT where appliiable.
IIiiLime is mainly derived fi'oni siibsil'iptions and iniiiiiie fi'oiii oth¢r users of the facility. Incoining re>oufk¢S are
d¢fetred wh¢re sub5ciipIRon income is reieived in rcJpeit of futurL Pbiiods.
Voliintary iiicome
Gifts, bequebls and donations inknonie is rei ognised when reicivable. Doiiations illiOm¢ by way of donations is
included in ￿11 ill the Staleniellt of Fllianiial Activities iii the year in whityh they ar¢ Tec¢iwable.
Governffiént ond tstlier graiits
Gr￿ltS that relate to specific Capital ¢xpenditur¢ ar¢ credlted to the Staleiiient of Finaiiiial Activilies wheii they are
leie1￿.ab1e and traiisferttd frotn designated ri.iurves to general reserves in line with tlie depr¢iiatiou reLe<1￿C of the
equiTralenl fixed as<et. Gi'iuits that relate to reveiiue expeimliture al'e credited to ttje Ui40111¢ ￿]d expeiiditLll"e 8i¥ounl
ofver the period that the reveiiiie expeiiditure relaies to.
Irtve.stnient inconie
InvtslEiieiil ini.omt is included when rcknciTrable by the Charity and con%i.%ts of bank deposit interest Th"liich is
included in the slaleineiit of ftnaii¥ial akntifvities on a receifv'able baqis.
Jncoviefroni other tradiiig activities
Turiiover is the aiiiollllt derived from the pro￿"15101) of goodb aiid services within the ChAI'ity's ordIn￿Y aLtivilie
after tbe dediictli)n of value added lax. TLLflloper. which excludes valiie added lax. i'eL)rtiellls tbe Tralue of goods ￿]d
s¢r¥l¥es supplied.
ASM

Li.sburn Rrtcqiiels Club
Accoiirt¢sfoY theyear éAded 31 Mareh 2024
Page 14
Notes to the accounts (cont'd)
Statement of accounting policies (cont'd)
Resources ￿pended
All expenditui'e is aiiounle.d for on an abcflials bci*iS and has been claNsifièd iindLI- headings that aggrebiile all LL)%lb
related to the cat¢gory. Where co<ls cannot be dire￿tlY allributed to partlLular headings they have been alloidted to
activities on a basis conqislent with iiqe of tl)e reioufcis.
Charitable activities
Thest costs include direit expendiftire relatiiig lo e￿on01]lIC developnieiil aiid e.XPuiiditure in administration of the
Charity.
Irr¢¢ovértsble VA T
Any irr¢¥overable VAT is cl)arged to the statement of fwanciaI autivities, or capitalised as part of the cost of the
related a%SLt. where approprit41e.
Voliiiiieers and doilrtled services
N'o value of donated services alld linie is accounted for in the a¥counts.
Pen.%ion costs
The Chai'ity ¢onlribut¢s to a defined contribution Sil)eiiie on belialf of certain einployees. The J%se.ts of the S¥heiiie
are held separalely froiii tho¥e of the Charity in an indèpeiidtntly adniiiiislertd fund ai)d contributioiis are eharged
to tlie Statenienl of Fit)aniial A¢tiviti¢s in tlie p¢riod to wliich they Telale.
Filed a.¥.SEts
The CO>t of tangible fixed aA%¢ls is tl)eir piir¥ha<e Cil>t, tog¢tl)er with any incide.ntxl CO%ls of aLLllllSltion. All af 4ets
CO%tiiig Inore thai) £1,000 are ¢apitali%ed at UL)Nt. Filed A&%els al'e I'eTr ieTred aiinually for iiiipairineiit and appioprialt
adju¥liiieiits Iiiade where ne￿e%￿ary.
Land and buildings are not depreciated as the Cost relate) niainly to laiid and for the buildings elenienl the anntial
deprewlation cliarge w"oiild be iniinat¢rial, how¢ver, as noted Sii¢h Ib are SLibjei.I to anniial ii)Ipainiient reviews.
Depi"ekniation is calculated so as to wi'ite off the cost of fixed a%sets, Icss theiT estinihtcd rcbidiial ￿a]u￿s, on a
slraigbi linc bk)%iti over the expeuttd 11s¢ful economic of the ,')%tyetS CODknerned. The principal aimiial rale& uscd
ar¢ as follows-.
FIx￿res aiid fittings
Tennis coiiit donie
5-10
10
Stocks
Stocks are bldle.d at the lower of Cost aiid iiet reali%able ￿alUe. Cost is deterniined uqing the fii'sl in, f￿st out baqi%.
Provision is made for slow rn0￿1￿g and obsolete stocLs.
Debtors
Debtors are stated afier all kLiown bad debis ba￿e beell writteii off wjd 5pebific proTrision has beeii made agaiii.%t all
debts coJ]sidered doubtful of Lolleition.
ASM

Li,gbiirn Racquéts Club
Accoiiiitsfor the ygar énded 31 March 2024
Page 15
Notes to the accounts (collt'd)
Statement of accounting policies (cont'd)
CoNcei.Yionary lodiis
CoiicLqqiollary loaI)s r¢¥eived by the Charity Are meaqured &t the aiiiount r¢ieÈtred.
Fund aiiounting
All funds re￿et￿ed are ui)I.i%tri￿ted in use and are ¢xpeiidable al the dis￿retIon of the Trnsl¢ib in furthciance of the
obje¥liw¢> of the Charity. The Charity accounts for funds as follows=
Re.strictgdfunds
Reslric.ted funds are to be LiR¢d for speknified purposes as laid down by the donor. Expendihirt w111￿h nieels
thtst crileria is identified to the fund, together with a fair alloi.ation of overheads and support Costs.
Geiierulfunds
Genural funds are donalioiis and other iiiLLThiiiing r¢NL)ufiiS re￿e1Ved or gcneEklted which ￿'e expendable at
the di>ifilioii of Ihc Charity in further￿]¢¢ of ils objeitives.
De&ixnakedfunds
Desigiiate.d funds comprise capital gr¢mts that ha￿e been e._Kpended for their r¢611"icled piirpose and Iiave
beeIi transferred to gelleial ftuids. Siich desigiiaied fiuids are then released to gei)eral fwids otrer tbe useful
life of the a45¢1s.
Income from charitahle activities
Unrestricted
funds
Restrlcted
funds
2024
Total
funds
2024
Total
nds
?023
2024
Menibeis siibSiriptions
Vis&lor bookiiigs
Tennis coaknl)ing illCOD]e
Rellt of offiie spia¥e by 5POEts bodies
Sport NJ grants
Li<burn & Caftlercagh City Council grai?Is
Offikne iosts rei.liarged to sports bodies
Storage rcntal
Sports hall advertising iiicoiiie
Solar paiiel incoiiie
229,187
219,398
12,000
23,320
944
229,187
219,398
12,000
23,120
944
184,6?3
182.461
9.650
21,236
11.630
2.070
1,013
3,500
1,190
3,012
493,564
1,013
3,500
1,190
3,012
493,564
3L)O
2.703
416,673
Income from other trading activities
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Restrlcted
funds
2024
Total
funds
2024
Total
funds
2023
Sliop sales
Bar sales
Fuiictioii hire inioiiie
78,787
39,031
80
117,898
78,787
39,031
80
117,898
57,903
40.057
97,960
ASM

Li,wburit Racquets Club
Atcoiiittsfor ilieyear ended 31 March 2024
Page 16
Notes to the accounts (cont'd)
Charitable activities expenditure
Unrtstricted
runds
2024
Restricted
funds
Total
fund5
2024
Total
nds
20?3
2024
Wages and salaries
Repairs aiid maintenanie
Electricity
Gas
Rates
Sports goi'eming bodies affiliation and
matknh fecs
Inlen)al trophie.s and tournan]ellt Costs
Shuttles and balls used
Admini<triilion CO>ls
236,294
79,242
48,122
20,345
12,944
12.049
236,294
79,242
48,122
20,355
12,944
12,049
207,325
46,263
68,353
22,842
11,276
6.848
4.841
8,250
6,392
18,026
5,869
2,593
3,045
2,250
4,841
8,250
6,392
18,026
5,869
2,593
3,045
2,250
3,743
8,250
3,410
18,579
4.805
5.404
1,498
2,300
Baiik interLSt and cliargis
Telei)lioiie
Stationery and Poblage
Fees paj'able to Ilie Charity's aiiditors for
'the aiidit of the accoiints
Legal and other profv%sional fees
Advertising CLThxls
Miscellaiieous costs
Depreciation
2,436
2,436
1,173
200
604
22,812
435.685
602
27,563
490,973
602
27,563
490,973
ITJdei)Inily insurance for the Tnisl¢c> piifil)aqed by the Charity during the ?¥ar.
Other trading activities expenditure
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Restricted
fllnd$
2024
Total
funds
2024
Total
funds
2023
Shop cost of goods sold
Bar- cost of goods sold
Bar- wages and salariLS
Bar- repairs CLl>ts
Bar- mi>¥cllan¢oiis costs
Bar- depi"¢iiation
53,459
18,207
10,170
140
416
3,766
86,158
53,459
18,207
10,170
140
416
3,766
86,158
42,363
14,463
8,992
240
357
3,772
70,187
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LLfb14rn Racquets Club
Accoiiiitsfor theyeur ended 31 March 2024
Page 17
Notes to the accounts (cont'd)
Employee information
2024
2023
Staff costs:
Wages and salaries
Soiial 5C.knurity co$ls
Other pen%ioll Ccbqls
231,064
11,426
3,974
246,464
200.731
11,981
3.606
216,318
2024
2023
Nuiiiber
Number
The awerage monthly number of persons ¢mplo>ed by the Charity
during the year ivas:
Full tillie slaff
Part tiiiie staff
21
24
30
27
By activity:
Chai'itJLile abtiviti¢s
Other tt'ading activilies
21
24
27
30
No esiiployètys fall in t]nolunieiils baiid over £60,000 (2023= £60,OuO
none). The TrLi%lees rekneiTr'ed no
reinuneliifion, no benefits in kind and iio relliiburseiiieiit of expense> during the y¢w- (2023: £Nil).
Subscriptions
2024
2023
Number
Number
M¢Jiibcrs
800
6Y8
Fixed assets
Freehold
land and
Fixtui'es
buildings And fittings
Tennis
courts and
dome
Total
Cost
At l April 2023
Addiliolls
At 31 March 2024
846,410
4L9.L14
12,095
431,209
208,401
1.473,925
12,095
1,486,020
846,410
208,401
Aeeumulated depreciation
At l April 20?3
Cbarge for the year
At 31 Mareb 2024
315.179
18.743
333,922
124,109
12,586
136,695
439,288
31,329
470,617
Net book value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 M2Ttyh 2023
846,410
846,410
97,287
103,935
71,706
84,29?
1,015,403
1,034,637
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Li.fb14rn Racquets Club
Accoiiiilsfor iheyear elided 31 March 2024
Page 18
Notes to the accounts (cont'd)
Fixed assets (cont'd)
Land and biiildings ¢on<ist of premi>¥S at 36 Bclfn*t Road. L?sburn. All fixed aNNets are k'aliied at historic CL)ii less
deprei.ialion.
Stocks
2024
2023
Goods for riinle
9,307
9,796
10.
Debtors
2024
2023
Debtors
Pitpaynients and aiirued inioiiie
23,838
10,583
34,421
20.815
14,547
35,382
11.
Caslk at bank and in hand
2024
2023
Ts11 floats
Ciirrent accoiints
1,298
59,497
60,795
3.065
7.238
10,303
Bank ai¥ount5 arL he.ld with First Tmst Baiik, Market Square. Lisbuin_ Bai)k faiilities are seiured by letters of joint
ai)d several guaraiitee sigiied by the trusleus and a letter of ￿lard1]let sigiied by 12 ineiiibei's for £1,000 each.
letter of undeilak'ing is al%0 held in reSpe￿t of the pr¢inisLS at Belfait Road, Lisburn.
At tbe year eiid there are ttvo bal￿ ackoullts in the iiame of Alpha B2drniiitoii eltjb that haTre Jiol been iiicliided in
the abope balaiiie, nor ha￿e been aiidiled, bul wl)ILh al'e deeiiied to be uiider the conltol of the Trustees of Li5burn
Racquets Club. The total bal￿1¢.¢ at the year elld on these accounts Thas £18,309 (2023: £50,043).
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Lishiirn Racqiiets Club
Accoiiiitsfor theyÉar elided 31 March 2024
Page J9
Notes to the accounts (cont'd)
12.
Creditors: amounts falling due Ivithin one year
2024
2023
Amounts due within one year
Acknrued costs aiid def¢rrtd iniome
Deferred meii)b¥rs siibsuriptions
Loaiis (note 13)
Otlier tmies and Sobial'seiurity
34,816
7,750
3,099
664
46,329
36,482
9.5QO
6,199
1,771
53,952
Deferred members subscriptions:
B8lan¥e as at l April 20?3
Ai]]ount released lo iniome earned froni cliaiilable ai.tifvities
Aniollnt deft￿cd in year
Balaiic¢ as at 31 Marih 2023
9,500
(9,500)
7,750
7,750
7,000
(7,000)
9.500
9.500
13.
Loans
2024
2023
Loans- Trade
Loans - Meinbers and friends
1,949
1,150
3,099
1,949
4,250
6,199
Maturlty of debt:
Le%S than oiie year, or on demaiid
3,099
6,199
There is a trade loan r¢paJ'able to Teiment Caledoiiian Breweries UK Limite.d a subNidiary of C&C Group PIC of
£1,949 (2023.. £1.949) whiih is reduied each yt.ar based on purihases by the Charity.
Loans froi)I Iiieiiibers aiid friei)ds include interest free loans of £1,150 {2u23.' £4,250}. These loi& ns haTre no fixed
repayiiieiit ternis aiid as such hawe iil¥ludknd as repiajable within one year. howetrer there has be.en i)0
indiK.ation that aiiy ainount is expeited lo be reknalled in Iliat tin)e.
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Li.fburn Racqliets Club
Accoiintsfor theyedr ended 31 March 2024
Puge 20
Notes to the accounts (cont'd)
14.
Analysis of net assets between funds
2024
2023
Unrestricted funds
Taiigible fixed ass¥ts
Net L1*sels
1,015,403
58,194
1,073,597
1,034,637
1.529
1,036,166
Gr¢lnts i'ekneived to fiind Lapital expenditur¢ air tt'dn4feNcd to designatcd fiinds froin rLstrivl¢d fiinds when
expended and then releasid to genejal funds 0￿er ihe rclated ass¥ls' useful life.
15.
Pension commitments
The Charity mak-es contribiitions to a defined. c.oiitribiition scheine. tbe ts55its of the Sihcme being held >ek)ai"atcly
froni the aqsets of the Cbarity. The peiision CLlit charge repi'tsciils coiitribiitioiis pa)"able to the schellie aiid
nountcd lo £3,974 (2023= £3,606). No coiitribulionb (2023.. £Nil) wtie paJ'abl¢ to thc gcheiiie at the >'iar end.
16.
Related party transactfions and ultimate controlling party
There is no one perion is the uliiniate coutrolling party ot the Charity, but colleutiTr¢ly the uliiniate coiiti"olling
parties are the Tn]steek.
17.
Reconcfillation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities
2024
2023
Nel MO￿tille1]t in fuiids
Depreciation
'al￿tr of loan balances
MoTr"¢tLlCllt in inTreiilory
MoTrell]ellt in debtors
Mo￿til]ent in creditors
Cash flow from operating activities
37,431
31,329
(3,100)
489
960
(4,522)
62,587
151,017
(116,375)
(1,646)
(11,081)
(£ 687)
42,812
18.
Analysis of changes in net debt
At l April
2023
. Non-cash At 31 March
changes
2024
Ilow$
Ca8h at bank and in hand
Loans- Trade
Loans - Menibcrs and fri¢nds
Total
10,303
(1.949)
(4,250)
4.104
50,492
60,795
(1,949)
(I,Iso}
57,696
3,100
50,492
Non-cafli clianges relate to the M.'aiver of loaiis from meiiibers alld frieiids.
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Lifbuni Racquels Club
Accoiiiitsfor theyefir elided 31 March 2024
Page 21
Notes to the accounts (cont'd)
19.
Taxation
The Charity is a regislLI'ed cliarity ai)d as Sllknh is eiiliiled to knertain tax exeiiiptions on incoine and profits fioill
investiiients, and surpliisis on any trading atylivities Larried oi) in furtlierankne of thc Club's priinary objebliwes, if
these profits and siitpliises arl 2pplied solely for ¥liarLiable purposes.
20.
Contingent liabilities
There is a coiitiiigei)t liability to repay iertain goTreniment grants if the Charity fails to honour certain undertakings
and ioniii)itii)ents. In the opinioi) of the TnLsI¢LS the leniis of letl¢rs of offer have been coiiiplied with and no10sS is
aiitiCiP8led.
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