## Trustee Annual Report Charity Name: Corpus Christi Amateur Boxing Club NI Charity Commission number: NIC103298 Charity Purpose: Amateur Boxing Club Charity Trustees: Tony Leonard Treasurer Eileen Shaw Secretary Patricia Shaw Chairperson Andrew Leonard President Michael Devine Vice President The financial year the Trustees report relates to 1[st] April 2018 – 31[st] March 2019 Corpus Christi Amateur Boxing Club is a boxing club affiliated to the Irish Amateur Boxing Association established in 1989. We provide quality community and amateur boxing facilities and coaches that caters for the needs of all participants so that they can achieve their full potential. We aim to provide a safe, friendly, positive, social and community boxing environment for all participants in order to promote the preservation and protection of both physical health and mental wellbeing in one of the most socially deprived areas of the UK. ## Achievements and Targets Our boxers have participated in all levels of competitions including Antrim’s at all levels, Ulster championships at all levels, Irish elite competition to representing their country both home and abroad including USA in which most were successful. Next season our target is to create more champions at all levels as the club gets stronger. We have ran a number of projects in partnership with Belfast City Council and Sports NI these included County Antrim and Ulster Championships novice and senior level, Try It, Girls Together, Sporting Halloween, Everybody active, Active Communities Network, We continue developments with The Upper Springfield Development to promote mental health awareness we ran a projects "Boxing For Mental Health" as we did last season suicide awareness programs as the suicide rate in our community rises, we took part in a campaign with other organizations on social media “ATS US NAI KIDS. Cross community and Cross boarder projects including Dublin, Athay, Limerick and Kildare. This year we have incorporated the Probation Board. These were very successful and we hope to continue to be involved in similar projects as they arise. We continue to attend courses eg Autism in sport, Safeguarding children in sport, Anti-Bullying workshops, Sports injury First aid, automated external defibrillator, and C.C.O. workshop Mental Health Awareness, coaching 5-12yr olds, Our membership has increased we now have 298 members, we still do not charge fees as we are not being charged for rent or electric unfortunately this may change in the near future as we were part of a BMET building that is in the process of being demolished and will be getting our own electric supply installed and our premises our now owned by the diocese of Down and Connor. We continue to developed partnerships with a range of local primary and secondary schools to promote participation, provide an opportunity to develop skills and experiences. The club also worked alongside other boxing providers to develop skills and widen experiences of both participants and coaches to offer coaching and competitive opportunities. Additionally, this allowed participants to engage and build networks with other communities, including cross community and cross border via activities such as skills development sessions, sparing, and club shows etc. By participating in these project this sporting hub has encouraged young people to achieve excellence, self confidence, self achievement and promoted peer support while improving physical and mental wellbeing which we feel is vital in oyr community. We aim to continually provide a positive environment and community for those whom are unemployed to reduce antisocial behaviour and negative lifestyle habits in order to work towards a better and safer community. ## Community Service Several of our boxers are voluntary taking part in “The help the elderly scheme” as we did last year run by the West Belfast Partnership Board. This scheme was set up to help assist elderly individuals within the community particularly over the winter months. We have invite the community to mental health programs. Through our working together partnership we have identified groups of young people and Hot Spot areas in the surrounding areas which are the focus of Anti-social behaviour, outdoor drinking and drugs taking etc that creates fear of crime. We work with other groups eg Our youth Outreach workers and residents groups to build programmes and projects to bring on board and encourage young people to become involved in a consistent manner with the healthy group activities and on a one to one development manner within the new Boxing Club and within the community in general. ## Our Finances The main source of our income is Belfast City Council “The Boxing Strategy” Ring hire and hiring out our hall for boxing competitons We still are not being charged for rent or electric therefore we do not pass charges on to our members as we are located in one of the most socially deprived areas of Britain. We received a grant from Northern Ireland Housing executive for a new ring. Each of the Trustees have had and continue to have regard to the Commission’s Public Benefit Requirement when exercising any powers and/or duties within this charitable organisation. Including fulfilling the clubs purposes and providing services that benefits the community, being open and inclusive to suitable individuals, and are aware of how to manage any potential incidental private benefits that may arise. Secretary