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 pUp￿S 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.

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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, I￿naYaay 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.
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Teresa Sweidan, Chair
Dated