City of Derry Tennis Club: NIC 108211 Trustees, report for the year ended March 2023 Aims and constitution: As stated in our constitution docLllnent (2021), the club exists for the advancement of amateut tennis. Specifically, we aim to promote the sport of tennis in a manner that provides equal opportunities for all in the local community. The dub tents court space at two venues: Foyle College, 67 Ijmavady Road and Waterside Shared Village, 611rish Street. Public benefit The club's main activities and achievements duting the subscription year 2022/23 are discussed below. We hereby confimi that through those activities the trustees have had regard to the Chatity Commission's guidance on public benefit. Notable activities This year saw a number of initiatives designed to allow easier access to tennis. fits¢ the membership fee structure was 2mended to include a sliding scale as the )'ear progressed to ensute those joining later paid a fee proportionate to the playing time remaining. The club also provided a reduced rate of £5 per month fot those unemployed and fot refugees from Uktaine who had relncated to the area and had expressed an interest in playing tennis again. Fot those players new to the club, or without reguléo r playing pattners, the club established 'grcen courts, _ Pot-luck slots where members can enter their name withnut the need for pre-arranging a playing partner. These slots proved populat and allowed new membets to integrate into the widet club, In order to further develop tennis in the community. the club ran adult coaching sessions from May until October 2022. Over 120 peoplc of 7 diffcrcnt nationalities attended and developed their tetmis skills. Many of thL'8c attendces then joined the club 2nd became active playing members. I he coaching scssions fLllished at Halloween with refreshment8 and cupcakes for all the patticipants 2nd coaches. The club also assistcd St. Joseph's Secondary SchooL Creggan at their annual summer event and held 2 taster session encour2gmg the pUpS to try uut tcnius as a iicw sport. Club mcmbL'rs were intcrviewed by a local radio station on the day to help promote tennis and the local club. The club otganiscd several int¢mal tOUrn2ments 2nd fun events throughout the year to encourage participation &ind mixing within the club. These were mainly outdoor events, but included an indoor fun ('hristmas tournamcnt. The club tecognibes that tennis is an important means for people to improve their fitness levels, but mote importandy provides a social outlet which benefits mental as well as physical health. Achievements In the reporting }Tear 2022-23, the club increased its membership by 700/0 finishing with around 120 members - adults and juniors. 'fhis is the largest the club has ever been and those members were drawn from ovet 15 diffetent nationalities. We tecognise that developing juniors within the club is vital to its futute success and viability. To dLiS end, the club organksed with Tennis Fund2ment2ls ('sbUrn) to provide a coaching course (fenni5 Fundamentals Foundation Coaching Course) to 10 of out membets, 8 of whotn were juniors. All p2rticipants successfully completed the course 2nd are now quahfied coaches. and some have then used this qualification to help with coaching sessions within the club and as organised by the local council in community £2cilities 2nd schools.
CODTC 2022123 One of our members repIesented Ulster in junior provincial competitions and was supported bs, the club with a donation to contribute towards fuel costs and accommodation fot the event. Othet members were encouraged to develop their competitive tennis by taking part in tournaments organised by neighbouring clubs including at Letterkenny, InaYaay and Omagh. Financial position The club temaills in a strong financial Position and dosed the }Tear to March 2023 with over £23k in the bank account after achÉeving a modest surplus for the reporting period. That bank b212nce, built up over numerous yeats, represents the club's only fm2ncial asset (small amounts of training equipment aside) and we continue to rent court space in the city. 'I'hete were no outstanding creditors (or othet deficits) unpaid at year end. affiliation fees payable to Tennis Ireland for calendar year 2023 were setded in April of that year after a query on the sums due was resolved, Governance The club's ttustees during the repotting period were: Kevin Cleary, Adrian F4ord, Peter Fryer, F,ugene Moore, Mark Moroney and Teresa Sweidan. Eugene Moore has subsequcntly resigned from the club's governing committee. all othLr rrustcets temain in post. The club's committee, appointed at Annual General Meeting, meets monthly to manage affairs. since the COVID pandemic those meetings have been conducted via video link. 20 Qoig Teresa Sweidan, Chair Dated